diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/PCE/PCESoundDebugger.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/PCE/PCESoundDebugger.cs
index 750c3a92fc..e7392b4fcf 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/PCE/PCESoundDebugger.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/PCE/PCESoundDebugger.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 using BizHawk.Client.Common;
 using BizHawk.Common;
-using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.PCEngine;
+using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			=> Properties.Resources.BugIcon;
 
 		[RequiredService]
-		private PCEngine PCE { get; set; }
+		private IPCEngineSoundDebuggable/*?*/ _maybeSoundDebug { get; set; }
+
+		private IPCEngineSoundDebuggable SoundDebugImpl
+			=> _maybeSoundDebug!;
 
 		protected override string WindowTitleStatic => "Sound Debugger";
 
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		protected override void UpdateAfter()
 		{
+			var channelData = SoundDebugImpl.GetPSGChannelData();
+
 			foreach (var entry in _psgEntries)
 			{
 				entry.WasActive = entry.Active;
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
 			{
-				var ch = PCE.PSG.Channels[i];
+				var ch = channelData[i];
 
 				// these conditions mean a sample isn't playing
 				if (!ch.Enabled)
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				lvChannels.Items[i].SubItems[3].Text = "-";
 
 				// ok, a sample is playing. copy out the waveform
-				short[] waveform = (short[])ch.Wave.Clone();
+				var waveform = ch.CloneWaveform();
 
 				// hash it
 				var ms = new MemoryStream(_waveformTemp);
@@ -244,6 +249,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		}
 
 		private void lvChEn_ItemChecked(object sender, ItemCheckedEventArgs e)
-			=> PCE.PSG.UserMute[e.Item.Index] = !e.Item.Checked;
+			=> SoundDebugImpl.SetChannelMuted(e.Item.Index, newIsMuted: !e.Item.Checked);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/HuC6280/IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/HuC6280/IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ac2d870d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/HuC6280/IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components
+{
+	public interface IPCEngineSoundDebuggable : ISpecializedEmulatorService
+	{
+		public interface ChannelData
+		{
+			bool DDA { get; }
+
+			bool Enabled { get; }
+
+			ushort Frequency { get; }
+
+			bool NoiseChannel { get; }
+
+			byte Volume { get; }
+
+			short[] CloneWaveform();
+		}
+
+		ReadOnlySpan<ChannelData> GetPSGChannelData();
+
+		void SetChannelMuted(int channelIndex, bool newIsMuted);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs
index c24aaed34a..24b6bb7c2a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs	
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs	
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.PCEngine
 			ser.Register<IDisassemblable>(Cpu);
 			ser.Register<IVideoProvider>((IVideoProvider)VPC ?? VDC1);
 			ser.Register<ISoundProvider>(_soundProvider);
+			ser.Register<IPCEngineSoundDebuggable>(PSG);
 			ser.Register<IStatable>(new StateSerializer(SyncState));
 			SetupMemoryDomains();
 		}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Sound/HuC6280PSG.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Sound/HuC6280PSG.cs
index 950e1bc222..d46e211f41 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Sound/HuC6280PSG.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Sound/HuC6280PSG.cs
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components
 
 	// Sound refactor TODO: IMixedSoundProvider must inherit ISoundProvider
 	// TODo: this provides "fake" sync sound by hardcoding the number of samples
-	public sealed class HuC6280PSG : ISoundProvider, IMixedSoundProvider
+	public sealed class HuC6280PSG : ISoundProvider, IMixedSoundProvider, IPCEngineSoundDebuggable
 	{
 		private readonly int _spf;
-		public class PSGChannel
+
+		public sealed class PSGChannel : IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.ChannelData
 		{
 			public ushort Frequency;
 			public byte Panning;
@@ -26,6 +27,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components
 			public short DDAValue;
 			public short[] Wave = new short[32];
 			public float SampleOffset;
+
+			bool IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.ChannelData.DDA
+				=> DDA;
+
+			bool IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.ChannelData.Enabled
+				=> Enabled;
+
+			ushort IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.ChannelData.Frequency
+				=> Frequency;
+
+			bool IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.ChannelData.NoiseChannel
+				=> NoiseChannel;
+
+			byte IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.ChannelData.Volume
+				=> Volume;
+
+			public short[] CloneWaveform()
+				=> (short[]) Wave.Clone();
 		}
 
 		public PSGChannel[] Channels = new PSGChannel[8];
@@ -73,6 +92,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components
 			frameStopTime = cycles;
 		}
 
+		public ReadOnlySpan<IPCEngineSoundDebuggable.ChannelData> GetPSGChannelData()
+			=> Channels;
+
+		public void SetChannelMuted(int channelIndex, bool newIsMuted)
+			=> UserMute[channelIndex] = newIsMuted;
+
 		internal void WritePSG(byte register, byte value, long cycles)
 		{
 			commands.Enqueue(new QueuedCommand { Register = register, Value = value, Time = cycles - frameStartTime });