diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullSound.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullSound.cs
index 9fdace5af3..41bdf78286 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullSound.cs	
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullSound.cs	
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// create a NullSound that provides an exact number of audio samples per call when in sync mode
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NullSound"/> class
+		/// that provides an exact number of audio samples per call when in sync mode
 		/// </summary>
 		public NullSound(int spf)
 			: this()
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// create a NullSound that exactly matches a given framerate when in sync mode
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NullSound"/> class
+		/// that exactly matches a given framerate when in sync mode
 		/// </summary>
 		public NullSound(long fpsNum, long fpsDen)
 		{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/SimpleSyncSoundProvider.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/SimpleSyncSoundProvider.cs
index 5c7231f2ff..2e7770e311 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/SimpleSyncSoundProvider.cs	
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/SimpleSyncSoundProvider.cs	
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common.Base_Implementations
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Add samples to be output.  no queueing; must be drained every frame
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="samples"></param>
-		/// <param name="nsamp"></param>
 		public void PutSamples(short[] samples, int nsamp)
 		{
 			if (_nsamp != 0)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BinaryQuickSerializer.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BinaryQuickSerializer.cs
index 82136e6a63..68f784fb8b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BinaryQuickSerializer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BinaryQuickSerializer.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		private static SerializationFactory CreateFactory(Type t)
 		{
 			var fields = DeepEquality.GetAllFields(t)
-				//.OrderBy(fi => (int)fi.GetManagedOffset()) // [StructLayout.Sequential] doesn't work with this
+				////.OrderBy(fi => (int)fi.GetManagedOffset()) // [StructLayout.Sequential] doesn't work with this
 				.OrderBy(fi => (int)Marshal.OffsetOf(t, fi.Name))
 				.ToList();
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
index 7781c47adc..84c5cb7a3c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 {
 	/// <summary>
-	/// This object fascilitates communications between client and core
+	/// This object facilitates communications between client and core
 	/// and is used by the IEmulator interface
 	/// The primary use is to provide a client => core communication, such as providing client-side callbacks for a core to use
 	/// Any communications that can be described as purely a Core -> Client system, should be provided as an IEmulatorService instead
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IController.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IController.cs
index fd2db4f6c4..acb6ab2819 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IController.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IController.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	public interface IController
 	{
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Defines the controller schema, including all currently available buttons and their types
+		/// Gets a definition of the controller schema, including all currently available buttons and their types
 		/// </summary>
 		ControllerDefinition Definition { get; }
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/ICoreFileProvider.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/ICoreFileProvider.cs
index 9121872ce9..365a1da8b1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/ICoreFileProvider.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/ICoreFileProvider.cs
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// <summary>
 		/// produces a path that contains emulation related DLL and exe files
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns></returns>
 		string DllPath();
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// produces a path that contains saveram... because libretro cores need it
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns></returns>
 		string GetRetroSaveRAMDirectory();
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulatorServiceProvider.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulatorServiceProvider.cs
index 3a16d85bd8..03db711db5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulatorServiceProvider.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulatorServiceProvider.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 {
 	/// <summary>
-	/// This interface defines the mechanism by which clients can retrive IEmulatorServices
+	/// This interface defines the mechanism by which clients can retrieve <seealso cref="IEmulatorService" />
 	/// from an IEmulator implementation
 	/// An implementation should collect all available IEmulatorService instances.
 	/// This interface defines only the client interaction.  This interface does not specify the means
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Returns whether or not T is available
 		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The <seealso cref="IEmulatorService" /> to check</typeparam>
 		bool HasService<T>() where T : IEmulatorService;
 		
 		/// <summary>
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// Returns an instance of T if T is available
 		/// Else returns null
 		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The requested <seealso cref="IEmulatorService" /></typeparam>
 		T GetService<T>() where T : IEmulatorService;
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		object GetService(Type t);
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// A list of all currently registered services available to be retrieved
+		/// Gets a list of all currently registered services available to be retrieved
 		/// </summary>
 		IEnumerable<Type> AvailableServices { get; }
 	}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IMemoryCallbackSystem.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IMemoryCallbackSystem.cs
index 76dc8470c9..81ee01be42 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IMemoryCallbackSystem.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IMemoryCallbackSystem.cs
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		 */
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Specifies whether or not Execute callbacks are available for this this implementation
+		/// Gets a value indicating whether or not Execute callbacks are available for this this implementation
 		/// </summary>
 		bool ExecuteCallbacksAvailable { get; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns whether or not there are currently any read hooks
+		/// Gets a value indicating whether or not there are currently any read hooks
 		/// </summary>
 		bool HasReads { get; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns whether or not there are currently any write hooks
+		/// Gets a value indicating whether or not there are currently any write hooks
 		/// </summary>
 		bool HasWrites { get; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns whether or not there are currently any execute hooks
+		/// Gets a value indicating whether or not there are currently any execute hooks
 		/// </summary>
 		bool HasExecutes { get; }
 
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		void Add(IMemoryCallback callback);
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Executes all Read callbacks for the given addr
+		/// Executes all Read callbacks for the given address
 		/// </summary>
 		void CallReads(uint addr);
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Executes all Write callbacks for the given addr
+		/// Executes all Write callbacks for the given address
 		/// </summary>
 		void CallWrites(uint addr);
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Executes all Execute callbacks for the given addr
+		/// Executes all Execute callbacks for the given address
 		/// </summary>
 		void CallExecutes(uint addr);
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IDisassemblable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IDisassemblable.cs
index 413ec4a6b7..271bd65a7d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IDisassemblable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IDisassemblable.cs
@@ -5,30 +5,30 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 {
 	/// <summary>
-	/// This service provides the means to generate disassembly by the core for a given cpu and memory domain
-	/// Tools such the debugger use this, but also lua scripting, and tools like trace logging and code data logging can make use of this tool
-	/// If unavailable the debugger tool will still be available but disable the disassembly window but still be available if the IDebuggable service is available
+	/// This service provides the means to generate disassembly by the core for a given CPU and memory domain
+	/// Tools such the debugger use this, but also LUA scripting, and tools like trace logging and code data logging can make use of this tool
+	/// If unavailable the debugger tool will still be available but disable the disassembly window but still be available if the <seealso cref="IDebuggable"/> service is available
 	/// </summary>
 	public interface IDisassemblable : IEmulatorService
 	{
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets or sets the Cpu that will be used to disassemble
-		/// Only values returned from AvailableCpus will be supported when Set
+		/// Gets or sets the CPUS that will be used to disassemble
+		/// Only values returned from <seealso cref="AvailableCpus"/> will be supported when Set
 		/// </summary>
 		string Cpu { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns the name of the Program Counter Register for the current Cpu
+		/// Gets the name of the Program Counter Register for the current CPU
 		/// </summary>
 		string PCRegisterName { get; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets a list of Cpus that can be used when setting the Cpu property
+		/// Gets a list of CPUs that can be used when setting the CPU property
 		/// </summary>
 		IEnumerable<string> AvailableCpus { get; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// returns a disassembly starting at addr lasting for length, using the given domain
+		/// Returns a disassembly starting at address lasting for length, using the given domain
 		/// </summary>
 		string Disassemble(MemoryDomain m, uint addr, out int length);
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 
 		public abstract string Disassemble(MemoryDomain m, uint addr, out int length);
 
-		public VerifiedDisassembler()
+		protected VerifiedDisassembler()
 		{
 			_cpu = AvailableCpus.First();
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ILinkable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ILinkable.cs
index e0bdde9aac..8285623eef 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ILinkable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ILinkable.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	public interface ILinkable : ISpecializedEmulatorService
 	{
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Whether or not the link cable is currently connected
+		/// Gets a value indicating whether or not the link cable is currently connected
 		/// </summary>
 		bool LinkConnected { get; }
 	}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ITraceable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ITraceable.cs
index 57e7374352..d78fffdae3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ITraceable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/ITraceable.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		//bool Enabled { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// The header that would be used by a trace logger
+		/// Gets the header that would be used by a trace logger
 		/// </summary>
 		string Header { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Sound/Utilities/SpeexResampler.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Sound/Utilities/SpeexResampler.cs
index 9f59a2352b..cd5bf01caa 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Sound/Utilities/SpeexResampler.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Sound/Utilities/SpeexResampler.cs
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// <summary>
 		/// add a sample to the queue
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="left"></param>
-		/// <param name="right"></param>
 		public void EnqueueSample(short left, short right)
 		{
 			inbuf[inbufpos++] = left;