diff --git a/src/core/chuck_globals.cpp b/src/core/chuck_globals.cpp
index bd8174c4e..6f3255a25 100644
--- a/src/core/chuck_globals.cpp
+++ b/src/core/chuck_globals.cpp
@@ -1340,9 +1340,33 @@ Chuck_Event * * Chuck_Globals_Manager::get_ptr_to_global_event( const std::strin
 // desc: get buffer samples
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 t_CKBOOL Chuck_Globals_Manager::getGlobalUGenSamples( const char * name,
-                                                      SAMPLE * buffer,
-                                                      int numFrames,
-                                                      int numChannels )
+                                                      SAMPLE * buffer, int numFrames )
+{
+    // if hasn't been init, or it has been init and hasn't been constructed,
+    if( m_global_ugens.count( name ) == 0 ||
+       should_call_global_ctor( name, te_globalUGen ) )
+    {
+        // fail without doing anything
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    // else, fill (if the ugen isn't buffered, then it will fill with zeroes)
+    m_global_ugens[name]->val->get_buffer( buffer, numFrames );
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// name: getGlobalUGenSamplesMulti()
+// desc: get buffer samples, multichannel edition | 1.5.3.2 (eito, nick, ge)
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+t_CKBOOL Chuck_Globals_Manager::getGlobalUGenSamplesMulti( const char * name,
+                                                           SAMPLE * buffer,
+                                                           int numFrames,
+                                                           int numChannels )
 {
     // if hasn't been init, or it has been init and hasn't been constructed,
     if( m_global_ugens.count( name ) == 0 ||
diff --git a/src/core/chuck_globals.h b/src/core/chuck_globals.h
index cf993f9ee..fdf9c4861 100644
--- a/src/core/chuck_globals.h
+++ b/src/core/chuck_globals.h
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ struct Chuck_Globals_Manager
     t_CKBOOL stopListeningForGlobalEvent( const char * name, void (*callback)(const char*) );
     t_CKBOOL stopListeningForGlobalEvent( const char * name, t_CKINT callbackID, void (*callback)(t_CKINT) );
 
-    t_CKBOOL getGlobalUGenSamples( const char * name, SAMPLE * buffer, int numFrames, int numChannels );
+    t_CKBOOL getGlobalUGenSamples( const char * name, SAMPLE * buffer, int numFrames );
+    t_CKBOOL getGlobalUGenSamplesMulti( const char * name, SAMPLE * buffer, int numFrames, int numChannels );
 
     t_CKBOOL setGlobalIntArray( const char * name, t_CKINT arrayValues[], t_CKUINT numValues );
     t_CKBOOL getGlobalIntArray( const char * name, void (*callback)(t_CKINT[], t_CKUINT) );