--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/nio/Buffers.java	
+++ a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/nio/Buffers.java	
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class Buffers {
     }
 
     public static ByteBuffer newDirectByteBuffer(final byte[] values, final int offset, final int length) {
-        return (ByteBuffer)newDirectByteBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).rewind();
+        return (ByteBuffer)newDirectByteBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).clear();
     }
 
     public static ByteBuffer newDirectByteBuffer(final byte[] values, final int offset) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class Buffers {
     }
 
     public static DoubleBuffer newDirectDoubleBuffer(final double[] values, final int offset, final int length) {
-        return (DoubleBuffer)newDirectDoubleBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).rewind();
+        return (DoubleBuffer)newDirectDoubleBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).clear();
     }
 
     public static DoubleBuffer newDirectDoubleBuffer(final double[] values, final int offset) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class Buffers {
     }
 
     public static FloatBuffer newDirectFloatBuffer(final float[] values, final int offset, final int length) {
-        return (FloatBuffer)newDirectFloatBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).rewind();
+        return (FloatBuffer)newDirectFloatBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).clear();
     }
 
     public static FloatBuffer newDirectFloatBuffer(final float[] values, final int offset) {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class Buffers {
     }
 
     public static IntBuffer newDirectIntBuffer(final int[] values, final int offset, final int length) {
-        return (IntBuffer)newDirectIntBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).rewind();
+        return (IntBuffer)newDirectIntBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).clear();
     }
 
     public static IntBuffer newDirectIntBuffer(final int[] values, final int offset) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class Buffers {
     }
 
     public static LongBuffer newDirectLongBuffer(final long[] values, final int offset, final int length) {
-        return (LongBuffer)newDirectLongBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).rewind();
+        return (LongBuffer)newDirectLongBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).clear();
     }
 
     public static LongBuffer newDirectLongBuffer(final long[] values, final int offset) {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class Buffers {
     }
 
     public static ShortBuffer newDirectShortBuffer(final short[] values, final int offset, final int length) {
-        return (ShortBuffer)newDirectShortBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).rewind();
+        return (ShortBuffer)newDirectShortBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).clear();
     }
 
     public static ShortBuffer newDirectShortBuffer(final short[] values, final int offset) {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class Buffers {
     }
 
     public static CharBuffer newDirectCharBuffer(final char[] values, final int offset, final int length) {
-        return (CharBuffer)newDirectCharBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).rewind();
+        return (CharBuffer)newDirectCharBuffer(length).put(values, offset, length).clear();
     }
 
     public static CharBuffer newDirectCharBuffer(final char[] values, final int offset) {