diff --git a/src/core/SamplePlayHandle.cpp b/src/core/SamplePlayHandle.cpp
index 5e3a4c37e..c29552d09 100644
--- a/src/core/SamplePlayHandle.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SamplePlayHandle.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ void SamplePlayHandle::play( sampleFrame * buffer )
 	// apply offset for the first period
 	if( framesDone() == 0 )
 	{
-		buffer += offset();
+		memset( buffer, 0, sizeof( sampleFrame ) * offset() );
+		workingBuffer += offset();
 		frames -= offset();
 	}