diff --git a/src/opus_multistream.h b/src/opus_multistream.h
index 2723154..78c1b0f 100644
--- a/src/opus_multistream.h
+++ b/src/opus_multistream.h
@@ -47,64 +47,74 @@
 #define OPUS_MULTISTREAM_GET_ENCODER_STATE(x,y) OPUS_MULTISTREAM_GET_ENCODER_STATE_REQUEST, __opus_check_int(x), __opus_check_encstate_ptr(y)
 #define OPUS_MULTISTREAM_GET_DECODER_STATE(x,y) OPUS_MULTISTREAM_GET_DECODER_STATE_REQUEST, __opus_check_int(x), __opus_check_decstate_ptr(y)
 
+/** Allocate and initialize a multistream encoder state object.
+ *  Call opus_multistream_encoder_destroy() to release
+ *  this object when finished. */
 OPUS_EXPORT OpusMSEncoder *opus_multistream_encoder_create(
-      opus_int32 Fs,                     /**< Sampling rate of input signal (Hz) */
-      int channels,               /**< Number of channels (1/2) in input signal */
-      int streams,
-      int coupled_streams,
-      unsigned char *mapping,
-      int application,            /**< Coding mode (OPUS_APPLICATION_VOIP/OPUS_APPLICATION_AUDIO) */
-      int *error                  /**< Error code */
+      opus_int32 Fs,            /**< Sampling rate of input signal (Hz) */
+      int channels,             /**< Number of channels in the input signal */
+      int streams,              /**< Total number of streams to encode from the input */
+      int coupled_streams,      /**< Number of coupled (stereo) streams to encode */
+      unsigned char *mapping,   /**< Encoded mapping between channels and streams */
+      int application,          /**< Coding mode (OPUS_APPLICATION_VOIP/OPUS_APPLICATION_AUDIO) */
+      int *error                /**< Error code */
 );
 
+/** Initialize an already allocated multistream encoder state. */
 OPUS_EXPORT int opus_multistream_encoder_init(
-      OpusMSEncoder *st,          /**< Encoder state */
-      opus_int32 Fs,                     /**< Sampling rate of input signal (Hz) */
-      int channels,               /**< Number of channels (1/2) in input signal */
-      int streams,
-      int coupled_streams,
-      unsigned char *mapping,
-      int application             /**< Coding mode (OPUS_APPLICATION_VOIP/OPUS_APPLICATION_AUDIO) */
+      OpusMSEncoder *st,        /**< Encoder state */
+      opus_int32 Fs,            /**< Sampling rate of input signal (Hz) */
+      int channels,             /**< Number of channels in the input signal */
+      int streams,              /**< Total number of streams to encode from the input */
+      int coupled_streams,      /**< Number of coupled (stereo) streams to encode */
+      unsigned char *mapping,   /**< Encoded mapping between channels and streams */
+      int application           /**< Coding mode (OPUS_APPLICATION_VOIP/OPUS_APPLICATION_AUDIO) */
 );
 
-/** Returns length of the data payload (in bytes) */
+/** Returns length of the data payload (in bytes) or a negative error code */
 OPUS_EXPORT int opus_multistream_encode(
     OpusMSEncoder *st,          /**< Encoder state */
-    const opus_int16 *pcm,      /**< Input signal (interleaved if 2 channels). length is frame_size*channels */
+    const opus_int16 *pcm,      /**< Input signal as interleaved samples. Length is frame_size*channels */
     int frame_size,             /**< Number of samples per frame of input signal */
-    unsigned char *data,        /**< Output payload (no more than max_data_bytes long) */
+    unsigned char *data,        /**< Output buffer for the compressed payload (no more than max_data_bytes long) */
     int max_data_bytes          /**< Allocated memory for payload; don't use for controlling bitrate */
 );
 
-/** Returns length of the data payload (in bytes) */
+/** Returns length of the data payload (in bytes) or a negative error code. */
 OPUS_EXPORT int opus_multistream_encode_float(
-      OpusMSEncoder *st,          /**< Encoder state */
-      const float *pcm,           /**< Input signal (interleaved if 2 channels). length is frame_size*channels */
-      int frame_size,             /**< Number of samples per frame of input signal */
-      unsigned char *data,        /**< Output payload (no more than max_data_bytes long) */
-      int max_data_bytes          /**< Allocated memory for payload; don't use for controlling bitrate */
+      OpusMSEncoder *st,        /**< Encoder state */
+      const float *pcm,         /**< Input signal interleaved in channel order. length is frame_size*channels */
+      int frame_size,           /**< Number of samples per frame of input signal */
+      unsigned char *data,      /**< Output buffer for the compressed payload (no more than max_data_bytes long) */
+      int max_data_bytes        /**< Allocated memory for payload; don't use for controlling bitrate */
   );
 
+/** Deallocate a multstream encoder state */
 OPUS_EXPORT void opus_multistream_encoder_destroy(OpusMSEncoder *st);
 
+/** Get or set options on a multistream encoder state */
 OPUS_EXPORT int opus_multistream_encoder_ctl(OpusMSEncoder *st, int request, ...);
 
+/** Allocate and initialize a multistream decoder state object.
+ *  Call opus_multistream_decoder_destroy() to release
+ *  this object when finished. */
 OPUS_EXPORT OpusMSDecoder *opus_multistream_decoder_create(
-      opus_int32 Fs,                     /**< Sampling rate of input signal (Hz) */
-      int channels,               /**< Number of channels (1/2) in input signal */
-      int streams,
-      int coupled_streams,
-      unsigned char *mapping,
-      int *error                  /**< Error code */
+      opus_int32 Fs,            /**< Sampling rate to decode at (Hz) */
+      int channels,             /**< Number of channels to decode */
+      int streams,              /**< Total number of coded streams in the multistream */
+      int coupled_streams,      /**< Number of coupled (stereo) streams in the multistream */
+      unsigned char *mapping,   /**< Stream to channel mapping table */
+      int *error                /**< Error code */
 );
 
+/** Intialize a previously allocated decoder state object. */
 OPUS_EXPORT int opus_multistream_decoder_init(
-      OpusMSDecoder *st,          /**< Encoder state */
-      opus_int32 Fs,                     /**< Sampling rate of input signal (Hz) */
-      int channels,               /**< Number of channels (1/2) in input signal */
-      int streams,
-      int coupled_streams,
-      unsigned char *mapping
+      OpusMSDecoder *st,        /**< Encoder state */
+      opus_int32 Fs,            /**< Sample rate of input signal (Hz) */
+      int channels,             /**< Number of channels in the input signal */
+      int streams,              /**< Total number of coded streams */
+      int coupled_streams,      /**< Number of coupled (stereo) streams */
+      unsigned char *mapping    /**< Stream to channel mapping table */
 );
 
 /** Returns the number of samples decoded or a negative error code */
@@ -112,7 +122,7 @@
     OpusMSDecoder *st,          /**< Decoder state */
     const unsigned char *data,  /**< Input payload. Use a NULL pointer to indicate packet loss */
     int len,                    /**< Number of bytes in payload */
-    opus_int16 *pcm,            /**< Output signal (interleaved if 2 channels). length is frame_size*channels */
+    opus_int16 *pcm,            /**< Output signal, samples interleaved in channel order . length is frame_size*channels */
     int frame_size,             /**< Number of samples per frame of input signal */
     int decode_fec              /**< Flag (0/1) to request that any in-band forward error correction data be */
                                 /**< decoded. If no such data is available the frame is decoded as if it were lost. */
@@ -121,16 +131,19 @@
 /** Returns the number of samples decoded or a negative error code */
 OPUS_EXPORT int opus_multistream_decode_float(
     OpusMSDecoder *st,          /**< Decoder state */
-    const unsigned char *data,  /**< Input payload. Use a NULL pointer to indicate packet loss */
-    int len,                    /**< Number of bytes in payload */
-    float *pcm,                 /**< Output signal (interleaved if 2 channels). length is frame_size*channels */
+    const unsigned char *data,  /**< Input payload buffer. Use a NULL pointer to indicate packet loss */
+    int len,                    /**< Number of payload bytes in data */
+    float *pcm,                 /**< Buffer for the output signal (interleaved iin channel order). length is frame_size*channels */
     int frame_size,             /**< Number of samples per frame of input signal */
     int decode_fec              /**< Flag (0/1) to request that any in-band forward error correction data be */
                                 /**< decoded. If no such data is available the frame is decoded as if it were lost. */
 );
 
+
+/** Get or set options on a multistream decoder state */
 OPUS_EXPORT int opus_multistream_decoder_ctl(OpusMSDecoder *st, int request, ...);
 
+/** Deallocate a multistream decoder state object */
 OPUS_EXPORT void opus_multistream_decoder_destroy(OpusMSDecoder *st);
 
 #endif /* OPUS_MULTISTREAM_H */