diff --git a/examples/DSP/SIMDRegisterDemo.h b/examples/DSP/SIMDRegisterDemo.h
index cf613fcbb0..e433641289 100644
--- a/examples/DSP/SIMDRegisterDemo.h
+++ b/examples/DSP/SIMDRegisterDemo.h
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@
 
 using namespace dsp;
 
+template <typename T>
+static T* toBasePointer (SIMDRegister<T>* r) noexcept
+{
+    return reinterpret_cast<T*> (r);
+}
+
+constexpr auto registerSize = dsp::SIMDRegister<float>::size();
+
 //==============================================================================
 struct SIMDRegisterDemoDSP
 {
@@ -73,33 +81,44 @@ struct SIMDRegisterDemoDSP
         iir->prepare (monoSpec);
     }
 
+    template <typename SampleType>
+    auto prepareChannelPointers (const AudioBlock<SampleType>& block)
+    {
+        std::array<SampleType*, registerSize> result {};
+
+        for (size_t ch = 0; ch < result.size(); ++ch)
+            result[ch] = (ch < block.getNumChannels() ? block.getChannelPointer (ch) : zero.getChannelPointer (ch));
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     void process (const ProcessContextReplacing<float>& context)
     {
         jassert (context.getInputBlock().getNumSamples()  == context.getOutputBlock().getNumSamples());
         jassert (context.getInputBlock().getNumChannels() == context.getOutputBlock().getNumChannels());
 
-        auto& input  = context.getInputBlock();
-        auto& output = context.getOutputBlock();
-        auto n = (int) input.getNumSamples();
-        auto* inout = channelPointers.getData();
+        const auto& input  = context.getInputBlock();
+        const auto numSamples = (int) input.getNumSamples();
 
-        for (size_t ch = 0; ch < SIMDRegister<float>::size(); ++ch)
-            inout[ch] = (ch < input.getNumChannels() ? const_cast<float*> (input.getChannelPointer (ch)) : zero.getChannelPointer (ch));
+        auto inChannels = prepareChannelPointers (input);
 
-        using DstSampleType = AudioData::Pointer<AudioData::Float32, AudioData::NativeEndian, AudioData::Interleaved,    AudioData::NonConst>;
-        using SrcSampleType = AudioData::Pointer<AudioData::Float32, AudioData::NativeEndian, AudioData::NonInterleaved, AudioData::NonConst>;
-
-        DstSampleType dstData (interleaved.getChannelPointer (0), (int) interleaved.getNumChannels());
-        SrcSampleType srcData (inout);
-
-        dstData.convertSamples (srcData, n);
+        AudioData::interleaveSamples<AudioData::Float32, AudioData::NativeEndian,
+                                     AudioData::Float32, AudioData::NativeEndian> (inChannels.data(),
+                                                                                   registerSize,
+                                                                                   toBasePointer (interleaved.getChannelPointer (0)),
+                                                                                   registerSize,
+                                                                                   numSamples);
 
         iir->process (ProcessContextReplacing<SIMDRegister<float>> (interleaved));
 
-        for (size_t ch = 0; ch < input.getNumChannels(); ++ch)
-            inout[ch] = output.getChannelPointer (ch);
+        auto outChannels = prepareChannelPointers (context.getOutputBlock());
 
-        srcData.convertSamples (dstData, n);
+        AudioData::deinterleaveSamples<AudioData::Float32, AudioData::NativeEndian,
+                                       AudioData::Float32, AudioData::NativeEndian> (toBasePointer (interleaved.getChannelPointer (0)),
+                                                                                     registerSize,
+                                                                                     outChannels.data(),
+                                                                                     registerSize,
+                                                                                     numSamples);
     }
 
     void reset()
@@ -132,7 +151,6 @@ struct SIMDRegisterDemoDSP
     AudioBlock<float> zero;
 
     HeapBlock<char> interleavedBlockData, zeroData;
-    HeapBlock<const float*> channelPointers { SIMDRegister<float>::size() };
 
     ChoiceParameter typeParam { { "Low-pass", "High-pass", "Band-pass" }, 1, "Type" };
     SliderParameter cutoffParam { { 20.0, 20000.0 }, 0.5, 440.0f, "Cutoff", "Hz" };