🌀Soundgarden Overfloater and Why I Make Live Loops with Muser Studio
- Jeff Ranasinghe
- Jul 17
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 18
Fan recovery
I've been a fan of Soundgarden ever since a buddy introduced me to their music back in school. Ever since, it's never really left my musical thinking space. In a way I lament how it kind of pulled me away from keeping up with practicing the Yngwie Malmsteen/Steve Vai shredding trip I was on. But their groove-heavy, odd-timed, cathartic riffs felt refreshing to listen to and play. So it stuck.
Rock out with your looper out
Years later, one of their riffs was living rent-free in my head to a distractingly high degree. Drop the low-E to D (so much easier on an acoustic than a tremolo-loaded guitar, btw), AirPods in, footswitch out, phone on a tripod… and hit record.
Rednote link (in case YouTube is unavailable in your region)
My process
Once Muser Studio was rolling, I glanced to check the meters picking up the guitar. Then I tapped the right button on the Bluetooth PageTurner pedal as I played the riff – then again to finish the loop. That’s the video in the top-left inset.
Next, I played around with variations on Chris Cornell’s vocal melody. No way I’m doing that justice vocally, so I looped a melodic guitar version instead. Right button to start, again to end. That became the top-middle video.
It felt a little thin on its own, so I layered a harmony over it — that’s the main full-screen video you see in the background. It finally felt satisfying. At the end, you’ll see my leg move as I tap the left pedal button to end the session.
A few moments later, the full video was ready. I trimmed off the beginning, uploaded it, done.
So... why make live loops?
It’s satisfying to have a visual record of your playing — something you can come back to later, hear with fresh ears, and realise “oh, that wasn’t bad” or “yikes, good to know.” That kind of distance and perspective is rare with purely live practice.
And honestly? The other reason is efficiency — or laziness, depending on your lens.
Faffing around arming tracks, syncing takes, lining up edits — that’s a buzzkill. It dampens the musical spark. Professional musicians can maintain their energy through complex workflows and dedicated yearslong training. That’s not me. I’m about low-effort authenticity — and Muser Studio, gives me that. That was always the point.
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