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The song “Kirby Theme” is a parody of the Pokemon theme song, “Pokemon Theme.” In this song, my partner, Vee, and I aimed to produce a humorous version of the Pokemon theme song focusing on Kirby and his trademark quirks. Kirby is well known for being pink and round, as well as having a large appetite. We decided to make this parody because we love both Pokemon and Kirby. Pokemon has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I liked collecting Pokemon cards as a kid and Vee has played the games. Kirby is another character we both adore. He’s cute, charming, and although he may not look like it at first, powerful. Our interests in Pokemon and Kirby inspired us to create this piece.
For the production of this piece, we first recorded the vocals, and then used Adobe Audition to edit and mix the song. Before this project, I had never used Adobe Audition before, so making this song was a learning process. However, I really enjoyed using Adobe Audition and am glad that I have learned this new program and set of skills. Some of the most important things I learned how to do are setting proper input levels, making multiple tracks, normalizing audio, and adding effects using the Effects Rack. Without knowing how to set input levels, the audio we recorded definitely would have been unusable. Normalizing the audio and adding hard limiters was also really important for controlling the volume of the vocals. Adding on, the effects rack enabled me to edit the audio in so many incredible ways. It was crucial for the quality of this song. One of the biggest ways it helped me was making the chorus part of the song sound more like a chorus using the chorus effect. Additionally, studio reverb made all the vocals sound much better. However, learning how to use all these new tools was difficult at times. One challenge I faced was the hard limiter effect distorting an audio clip too much. I had to re-edit the clip from scratch to fix it. Other things I struggled with were getting the chorus to sound how I wanted it to sound. Even now, it doesn’t sound nearly as powerful as in the original song. If I were to try to improve it, I would experiment with adding more echo and special reverb effects. I could even try recording it again, but sing louder so it sounds more like yelling from a distance.
This project helped me grow a lot artistically and technically. Artistically, I learned how to be more carefree with my creativity and not worry about needing to create something super serious or insightful. Technically, I learned a new program and skills that I can use to produce other projects in the future. Now, I know that I can have more fun with creativity and that learning new skills isn’t as daunting as it used to seem. I am the most proud of my own growth throughout this process, both creatively and technically. I am also very satisfied with the outcome of this project. Now that I know how to use Adobe Audition, I can create many more projects in the future involving more complicated audio work. I can even produce my own original songs if I want to, or voiceover for animations. This project has made me appreciate and better understand the work that goes into producing songs and I admire other creators for their skill.