diff --git a/cmake/SfizzConfig.cmake b/cmake/SfizzConfig.cmake
index a838f951..2f1300cf 100644
--- a/cmake/SfizzConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SfizzConfig.cmake
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU|Clang")
             add_compile_options(-mfloat-abi=hard)
         endif()
     endif()
-    check_cxx_compiler_flag(-faligned-new SFIZZ_HAVE_FALIGNED_NEW)
-    if(SFIZZ_HAVE_FALIGNED_NEW)
-        add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-faligned-new>)
-    endif()
 elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
     add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 1538b4cc..bc1ad2cc 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ set(SFIZZ_HEADERS
     sfizz/utility/Debug.h
     sfizz/utility/LeakDetector.h
     sfizz/utility/Macros.h
+    sfizz/utility/MemoryHelpers.h
     sfizz/utility/NumericId.h
     sfizz/utility/StringViewHelpers.h
     sfizz/utility/SwapAndPop.h
@@ -285,8 +286,8 @@ add_library(sfizz::internal ALIAS sfizz_internal)
 target_sources(sfizz_internal PRIVATE ${SFIZZ_HEADERS} ${SFIZZ_SOURCES} ${FAUST_FILES})
 target_include_directories(sfizz_internal PUBLIC "." "sfizz")
 target_link_libraries(sfizz_internal
-    PUBLIC absl::strings absl::span sfizz::filesystem sfizz::atomic_queue sfizz::spin_mutex sfizz::bit_array sfizz::simde sfizz::hiir
-    PRIVATE sfizz::parser sfizz::messaging absl::flat_hash_map Threads::Threads st_audiofile sfizz::pugixml sfizz::spline sfizz::tunings sfizz::kissfft sfizz::cephes sfizz::cpuid sfizz::threadpool sfizz::jsl sfizz::atomic)
+    PUBLIC absl::strings absl::span sfizz::filesystem sfizz::atomic_queue sfizz::spin_mutex sfizz::bit_array sfizz::simde sfizz::hiir sfizz::jsl
+    PRIVATE sfizz::parser sfizz::messaging absl::flat_hash_map Threads::Threads st_audiofile sfizz::pugixml sfizz::spline sfizz::tunings sfizz::kissfft sfizz::cephes sfizz::cpuid sfizz::threadpool sfizz::atomic)
 if(SFIZZ_USE_SNDFILE)
     target_compile_definitions(sfizz_internal PUBLIC "SFIZZ_USE_SNDFILE=1")
     target_link_libraries(sfizz_internal PUBLIC st_audiofile)
diff --git a/src/sfizz/FilePool.cpp b/src/sfizz/FilePool.cpp
index 9689c554..ae39b144 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/FilePool.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/FilePool.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ void streamFromFile(sfz::AudioReader& reader, uint32_t numFrames, sfz::Oversampl
 }
 
 sfz::FilePool::FilePool(sfz::Logger& logger)
-    : logger(logger), threadPool(globalThreadPool())
+    : logger(logger),
+      filesToLoad(alignedNew<FileQueue>()),
+      threadPool(globalThreadPool())
 {
     loadingJobs.reserve(config::maxVoices);
     lastUsedFiles.reserve(config::maxVoices);
@@ -350,8 +352,8 @@ sfz::FileDataHolder sfz::FilePool::getFilePromise(const std::shared_ptr<FileId>&
         return {};
     }
     QueuedFileData queuedData { fileId, &preloaded->second, std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() };
-    if (!filesToLoad.try_push(queuedData)) {
-        DBG("[sfizz] Could not enqueue the file to load for " << fileId << " (queue capacity " << filesToLoad.capacity() << ")");
+    if (!filesToLoad->try_push(queuedData)) {
+        DBG("[sfizz] Could not enqueue the file to load for " << fileId << " (queue capacity " << filesToLoad->capacity() << ")");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -498,7 +500,7 @@ void sfz::FilePool::dispatchingJob() noexcept
     while (dispatchBarrier.wait(), dispatchFlag) {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard { loadingJobsMutex };
 
-        if (filesToLoad.try_pop(queuedData)) {
+        if (filesToLoad->try_pop(queuedData)) {
             if (queuedData.id.expired()) {
                 // file ID was nulled, it means the region was deleted, ignore
             }
diff --git a/src/sfizz/FilePool.h b/src/sfizz/FilePool.h
index 7f61e2c8..976438fd 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/FilePool.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/FilePool.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include "SpinMutex.h"
 #include "utility/LeakDetector.h"
+#include "utility/MemoryHelpers.h"
 #include <ghc/fs_std.hpp>
 #include <absl/container/flat_hash_map.h>
 #include <absl/types/optional.h>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <thread>
 #include <future>
+#include <memory>
 class ThreadPool;
 
 namespace sfz {
@@ -348,7 +350,10 @@ private:
         FileData* data { nullptr };
         TimePoint queuedTime {};
     };
-    atomic_queue::AtomicQueue2<QueuedFileData, config::maxVoices> filesToLoad;
+
+    using FileQueue = atomic_queue::AtomicQueue2<QueuedFileData, config::maxVoices>;
+    aligned_unique_ptr<FileQueue> filesToLoad;
+
     void dispatchingJob() noexcept;
     void garbageJob() noexcept;
     void loadingJob(QueuedFileData data) noexcept;
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Logger.cpp b/src/sfizz/Logger.cpp
index 780ad81e..b0a767db 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Logger.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ void printStatistics(std::vector<T>& data)
 }
 
 sfz::Logger::Logger()
+    : callbackTimeQueue(alignedNew<CallbackTimeQueue>()),
+      fileTimeQueue(alignedNew<FileTimeQueue>())
 {
     keepRunning.test_and_set();
     clearFlag.test_and_set();
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ void sfz::Logger::logCallbackTime(const CallbackBreakdown& breakdown, int numVoi
     callbackTime.breakdown = breakdown;
     callbackTime.numVoices = numVoices;
     callbackTime.numSamples = numSamples;
-    callbackTimeQueue.try_push(callbackTime);
+    callbackTimeQueue->try_push(callbackTime);
 }
 
 void sfz::Logger::logFileTime(std::chrono::duration<double> waitDuration, std::chrono::duration<double> loadDuration, uint32_t fileSize, absl::string_view filename)
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ void sfz::Logger::logFileTime(std::chrono::duration<double> waitDuration, std::c
     fileTime.loadDuration = loadDuration;
     fileTime.fileSize = fileSize;
     fileTime.filename = filename;
-    fileTimeQueue.try_push(fileTime);
+    fileTimeQueue->try_push(fileTime);
 }
 
 void sfz::Logger::setPrefix(absl::string_view prefix)
@@ -136,11 +138,11 @@ void sfz::Logger::moveEvents() noexcept
 {
     while(keepRunning.test_and_set()) {
         CallbackTime callbackTime;
-        while (callbackTimeQueue.try_pop(callbackTime))
+        while (callbackTimeQueue->try_pop(callbackTime))
             callbackTimes.push_back(callbackTime);
 
         FileTime fileTime;
-        while (fileTimeQueue.try_pop(fileTime))
+        while (fileTimeQueue->try_pop(fileTime))
             fileTimes.push_back(fileTime);
 
         if (!clearFlag.test_and_set()) {
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Logger.h b/src/sfizz/Logger.h
index c851dbbe..3aee168a 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Logger.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Logger.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "utility/LeakDetector.h"
+#include "utility/MemoryHelpers.h"
 #include <atomic_queue/atomic_queue.h>
 #include <absl/strings/string_view.h>
 #include <vector>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
 #include <thread>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace sfz
 {
@@ -131,8 +133,11 @@ private:
     bool loggingEnabled { config::loggingEnabled };
     std::string prefix { "" };
 
-    atomic_queue::AtomicQueue2<CallbackTime, config::loggerQueueSize, true, true, false, true> callbackTimeQueue;
-    atomic_queue::AtomicQueue2<FileTime, config::loggerQueueSize, true, true, false, true> fileTimeQueue;
+    using CallbackTimeQueue = atomic_queue::AtomicQueue2<CallbackTime, config::loggerQueueSize, true, true, false, true>;
+    using FileTimeQueue = atomic_queue::AtomicQueue2<FileTime, config::loggerQueueSize, true, true, false, true>;
+
+    aligned_unique_ptr<CallbackTimeQueue> callbackTimeQueue;
+    aligned_unique_ptr<FileTimeQueue> fileTimeQueue;
     std::vector<CallbackTime> callbackTimes;
     std::vector<FileTime> fileTimes;
 
diff --git a/src/sfizz/utility/MemoryHelpers.h b/src/sfizz/utility/MemoryHelpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2ba4511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sfizz/utility/MemoryHelpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+
+// This code is part of the sfizz library and is licensed under a BSD 2-clause
+// license. You should have receive a LICENSE.md file along with the code.
+// If not, contact the sfizz maintainers at https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz
+
+#pragma once
+#include <jsl/allocator>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace sfz {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Allocate and initialize an object of type T, using sufficient
+ * alignment for the type.
+ * This provides compatibility with systems which do not support aligned-new.
+ */
+template <class T, size_t A = alignof(T), class... Args>
+T* alignedNew(Args&& ...args)
+{
+    using allocator = jsl::aligned_allocator<T, A>;
+    struct deleter {
+        void operator()(T* x) const noexcept { allocator().deallocate(x, sizeof(T)); }
+    };
+    std::unique_ptr<T, deleter> ptr { allocator().allocate(sizeof(T)) };
+    allocator().construct(ptr.get(), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    return ptr.release();
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Deinitialize and deallocate the aligned object of type T. It must have
+ * been previously instantiated by alignedNew.
+ */
+template <class T, size_t A = alignof(T)>
+void alignedDelete(T* ptr)
+{
+    using allocator = jsl::aligned_allocator<T, A>;
+    if (ptr) {
+        ptr->~T();
+        allocator().deallocate(ptr, sizeof(T));
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Deletes an object using alignedDelete.
+ */
+template <class T, size_t A = alignof(T)>
+struct aligned_deleter {
+    void operator()(T* x) const noexcept { alignedDelete<T, A>(x); }
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Unique pointer which uses alignedDelete as the cleanup function.
+ */
+template <class T, size_t A = alignof(T)>
+using aligned_unique_ptr = std::unique_ptr<T, aligned_deleter<T, A>>;
+
+} // namespace sfz