diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.h
index 32a0283236..7994ea76f3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.h
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ struct MidiMessageMetadata
     */
     MidiMessage getMessage() const          { return MidiMessage (data, numBytes, samplePosition); }
 
+    Span<const std::byte> asSpan() const&
+    {
+        return { reinterpret_cast<const std::byte*> (data), (size_t) numBytes };
+    }
+
+    Span<const std::byte> asSpan() const&& = delete;
+
     /** Pointer to the first byte of a MIDI message. */
     const uint8* data = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h
index 0e8bcd61af..65a118edb0 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h
@@ -987,6 +987,13 @@ public:
     static uint16 pitchbendToPitchwheelPos (float pitchbendInSemitones,
                                             float pitchbendRangeInSemitones) noexcept;
 
+    Span<const std::byte> asSpan() const&
+    {
+        return { reinterpret_cast<const std::byte*> (getRawData()), (size_t) getRawDataSize() };
+    }
+
+    Span<const std::byte> asSpan() const&& = delete;
+
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     /** @cond */
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/ump/juce_UMPConversion.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/ump/juce_UMPConversion.h
index 371f01b757..57f8387e79 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/ump/juce_UMPConversion.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/ump/juce_UMPConversion.h
@@ -51,13 +51,11 @@ struct BytestreamMidiView
         to a temporary.
     */
     explicit BytestreamMidiView (const MidiMessage* msg)
-        : bytes (unalignedPointerCast<const std::byte*> (msg->getRawData()),
-                 static_cast<size_t> (msg->getRawDataSize())),
+        : bytes (msg->asSpan()),
           timestamp (msg->getTimeStamp()) {}
 
     explicit BytestreamMidiView (const MidiMessageMetadata msg)
-        : bytes (unalignedPointerCast<const std::byte*> (msg.data),
-                 static_cast<size_t> (msg.numBytes)),
+        : bytes (msg.asSpan()),
           timestamp (msg.samplePosition) {}
 
     MidiMessage getMessage() const