diff --git a/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.cpp b/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.cpp
index 0241bbaee..b3db748f5 100644
--- a/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.cpp
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace chowdsp
 {
-template <typename SampleType>
-Buffer<SampleType>::Buffer (int numChannels, int numSamples)
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::Buffer (int numChannels, int numSamples)
 {
     setMaxSize (numChannels, numSamples);
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-void Buffer<SampleType>::setMaxSize (int numChannels, int numSamples)
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+void Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::setMaxSize (int numChannels, int numSamples)
 {
     // Make sure we don't have any null internal buffers
     jassert (juce::isPositiveAndNotGreaterThan (numChannels, maxNumChannels));
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ void Buffer<SampleType>::setMaxSize (int numChannels, int numSamples)
     setCurrentSize (numChannels, numSamples);
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-void Buffer<SampleType>::setCurrentSize (int numChannels, int numSamples) noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+void Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::setCurrentSize (int numChannels, int numSamples) noexcept
 {
     // trying to set a current size, but we don't have enough memory allocated!
     jassert (numSamples * numChannels <= (int) rawData.size());
@@ -56,79 +56,79 @@ void Buffer<SampleType>::setCurrentSize (int numChannels, int numSamples) noexce
     currentNumSamples = numSamples;
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-SampleType* Buffer<SampleType>::getWritePointer (int channel) noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+SampleType* Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::getWritePointer (int channel) noexcept
 {
     hasBeenCleared = false;
     return channelPointers[(size_t) channel];
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-const SampleType* Buffer<SampleType>::getReadPointer (int channel) const noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+const SampleType* Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::getReadPointer (int channel) const noexcept
 {
     return channelPointers[(size_t) channel];
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-nonstd::span<SampleType> Buffer<SampleType>::getWriteSpan (int channel) noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+nonstd::span<SampleType> Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::getWriteSpan (int channel) noexcept
 {
     hasBeenCleared = false;
     return { channelPointers[(size_t) channel], (size_t) currentNumSamples };
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-nonstd::span<const SampleType> Buffer<SampleType>::getReadSpan (int channel) const noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+nonstd::span<const SampleType> Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::getReadSpan (int channel) const noexcept
 {
     return { channelPointers[(size_t) channel], (size_t) currentNumSamples };
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-SampleType** Buffer<SampleType>::getArrayOfWritePointers() noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+SampleType** Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::getArrayOfWritePointers() noexcept
 {
     hasBeenCleared = false;
     return channelPointers.data();
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-const SampleType** Buffer<SampleType>::getArrayOfReadPointers() const noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+const SampleType** Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::getArrayOfReadPointers() const noexcept
 {
     return const_cast<const SampleType**> (channelPointers.data()); // NOSONAR (using const_cast to be more strict)
 }
 
 #if CHOWDSP_USING_JUCE
-template <typename SampleType>
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
 template <typename T>
-std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, juce::AudioBuffer<SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType>::toAudioBuffer()
+std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, juce::AudioBuffer<SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::toAudioBuffer()
 {
     return { getArrayOfWritePointers(), currentNumChannels, currentNumSamples };
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
 template <typename T>
-std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, juce::AudioBuffer<SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType>::toAudioBuffer() const
+std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, juce::AudioBuffer<SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::toAudioBuffer() const
 {
     return { const_cast<SampleType* const*> (getArrayOfReadPointers()), currentNumChannels, currentNumSamples }; // NOSONAR
 }
 
 #if JUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_dsp
-template <typename SampleType>
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
 template <typename T>
-std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, AudioBlock<SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType>::toAudioBlock()
+std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, AudioBlock<SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::toAudioBlock()
 {
     return { getArrayOfWritePointers(), (size_t) currentNumChannels, (size_t) currentNumSamples };
 }
 
-template <typename SampleType>
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
 template <typename T>
-std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, AudioBlock<const SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType>::toAudioBlock() const
+std::enable_if_t<buffer_detail::IsFloatOrDouble<T>, AudioBlock<const SampleType>> Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::toAudioBlock() const
 {
     return { getArrayOfReadPointers(), (size_t) currentNumChannels, (size_t) currentNumSamples };
 }
 #endif
 #endif
 
-template <typename SampleType>
-void Buffer<SampleType>::clear() noexcept
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment>
+void Buffer<SampleType, alignment>::clear() noexcept
 {
     if (hasBeenCleared)
         return;
diff --git a/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.h b/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.h
index fa0cd6e38..d3db0c0ed 100644
--- a/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.h
+++ b/modules/dsp/chowdsp_buffers/Buffers/chowdsp_Buffer.h
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@ namespace buffer_detail
 
 /**
  * An audio sample buffer that allocates its own memory.
+ *
+ * By default each buffer channel will be aligned to the appropriate SIMD
+ * byte boundary, unless CHOWDSP_NO_XSIMD is enabled. If you would like to
+ * provide a custom alignment, you can specify the alignment as the second
+ * template argument.
  */
-template <typename SampleType>
+template <typename SampleType, size_t alignment = 0>
 class Buffer
 {
 public:
@@ -43,10 +48,10 @@ class Buffer
     Buffer (int numChannels, int numSamples);
 
     /** Move constructor */
-    Buffer (Buffer<SampleType>&&) noexcept = default;
+    Buffer (Buffer&&) noexcept = default;
 
     /** Move assignment */
-    Buffer<SampleType>& operator= (Buffer<SampleType>&&) noexcept = default;
+    Buffer& operator= (Buffer&&) noexcept = default;
 
     /**
      * Sets the maximum size that this buffer can have, and sets the current size as well.
@@ -116,11 +121,13 @@ class Buffer
 
 private:
 #if ! CHOWDSP_NO_XSIMD
-    using Allocator = xsimd::default_allocator<SampleType>;
+    using Allocator = std::conditional_t<alignment == 0,
+                                         xsimd::default_allocator<SampleType>,
+                                         xsimd::aligned_allocator<SampleType, alignment>>;
 #else
     using Allocator = std::allocator<SampleType>;
 #endif
-    std::vector<SampleType, Allocator> rawData;
+    std::vector<SampleType, Allocator> rawData {};
 
     int currentNumChannels = 0;
     int currentNumSamples = 0;
diff --git a/modules/dsp/chowdsp_simd/chowdsp_simd.h b/modules/dsp/chowdsp_simd/chowdsp_simd.h
index ea7bb1085..207c553eb 100644
--- a/modules/dsp/chowdsp_simd/chowdsp_simd.h
+++ b/modules/dsp/chowdsp_simd/chowdsp_simd.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ JUCE_BEGIN_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE ("-Wcast-align",
                                      "-Wc++98-compat-extra-semi",
                                      "-Wshorten-64-to-32",
                                      "-Wfloat-equal",
-                                     "-Woverflow")
+                                     "-Woverflow",
+                                     "-Wdeprecated")
 JUCE_BEGIN_IGNORE_WARNINGS_MSVC (4244)
 #include "third_party/xsimd/include/xsimd/xsimd.hpp"
 JUCE_END_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE
diff --git a/tests/dsp_tests/chowdsp_buffers_test/BufferTest.cpp b/tests/dsp_tests/chowdsp_buffers_test/BufferTest.cpp
index e98abafb7..7f75ceffa 100644
--- a/tests/dsp_tests/chowdsp_buffers_test/BufferTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/dsp_tests/chowdsp_buffers_test/BufferTest.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ JUCE_BEGIN_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE ("-Wfloat-equal")
 
 template class chowdsp::Buffer<int>;
 
+template <typename T>
+using TestBuffer = chowdsp::Buffer<T>;
+
 template <typename T>
 using TestStaticBuffer = chowdsp::StaticBuffer<T, 2, 128>;
 
-TEMPLATE_PRODUCT_TEST_CASE ("Buffer Test", "[dsp][buffers][simd]", (chowdsp::Buffer, TestStaticBuffer), (float, double, xsimd::batch<float>, xsimd::batch<double>, int, std::string))
+TEMPLATE_PRODUCT_TEST_CASE ("Buffer Test", "[dsp][buffers][simd]", (TestBuffer, TestStaticBuffer), (float, double, xsimd::batch<float>, xsimd::batch<double>, int, std::string))
 {
     using BufferType = TestType;
     using SampleType = typename BufferType::Type;