Logo with large letters 'DCA' and the text 'Audio Maker & Sound Designer' underneath.
3D wireframe model of over-ear headphones on black background

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Wireframe illustration of over-ear headphones

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Title screen of a neon-themed game menu with options: INFINITE, LEVELS, SETTINGS, EXIT, and a neon logo that reads NEON DELTA.
Screenshot of a digital audio workstation (DAW) software interface focusing on a music management file named 'Music_Manager.gd'. The interface includes multiple panels with project files, scripts, and audio controls. The central section shows code editing, while the bottom displays audio mixing sliders for different tracks and effects.

NEON DELTA, NEVERMIND GAMES
dynamic sound design system, dynamic music system, implementation

Interactive sound effects and music for indie shooter

Implementation of a dynamic music system in Godot GDScript, layering music and changing loops via enemy spawn, level progression and combat intensity

Audio bus and auxiliary system with sidechain compression for better player feedback (music vs player action)

who?

A young man outdoors wearing a tan cap with sunglasses on top, a gray T-shirt, with trees and sky in the background.

Darcy Adam is a sound designer, composer and audio engineer.

Music technologist. Multi instrumentalist.

Audio programming sound design automation into moving image.

Collaborations across London, New York, Berlin, Melbourne and Japan.

Films. Games. Campaigns. Art Installations. Social Media.

where?

London U.K & Anywhere. remote

contact?

darcy@dca-sound.com

Diagram illustrating a multimedia processing workflow with sections labeled Video, Motion, and MIDI. Includes modules for video matrix output, camera light, video player, noise generation, color adjustments, motion sensing, and MIDI control. Displays interconnected nodes, controls, and settings for video and audio processing.

The inverted of audio reactive visuals.

Transforming 3D geometries & self-replicating motion data controlling synthesis, sound design and music programming systems.

The program also works with live camera feedback, or a rendered video like this one.

LIVE MOTION TO GENERATIVE AUDIO
Sound Design & Programming

Supporting large sound effects libraries through endless automated variation

Implementation with FMOD, Wwise, Reaper and Ableton Live. Live automation pass for film and audio post-production

Generative music and sound that is synced natively to the motion that it draws from.

Streaming MIDI data through wireless (WIFI) and local networks for dual-system functionalities.

Logotype with a wave-like sound icon above the word 'Soundly'. The icon has five vertical bars of varying heights in a teal color. The word 'Soundly' is written in gray lowercase letters.
Ableton Live logo with black background.
Blue abstract logo with interconnected circles above the words 'Data Science'.
A black and white image with many scribbles and abstract shapes.
A colorful 3D pie chart with multiple segments in blue, green, brown, gray, and other colors.
Playback media control icon with purple play button and shapes for rewind, pause, and fast forward.
IZOTOPE logo with a stylized atom design and the text 'IZOTOPE by Native Instruments' underneath.
Logo with stylized letter 'W' and the word 'WAVES' underneath
Wireframe sketch of over-ear headphones with a headband and circular ear cups.

more works ↓

Dancers Dream. sound designer, composer

adidas Y-3. sound design, sound mix, music

adidas Y-3. sound design, sound mix, music

Calvin Klein (NYFW). sound edit, sound mix

Salt Murphy. sound designer, sound mix

Laterz. sound designer, sound mix
The Correction Unit. sound designer, sound edit
Free To Use. sound designer, composer, sound mix
To Spark A Wildfire. sound designer, sound mix
Mei-Mei’s World. sound designer, composer, sound mix
Tire-toi une Bûche. soundtrack composer
Men-Tal. sound designer, composer, sound mix
Bernard H. Mayer. sound designer, sound mix

Green Hunter. Nevermind Games. sound designer

Dark-themed logo with large letters 'DCA' and the words 'AUDIO MAKER & SOUND DESIGNER' underneath.
Wireframe illustration of over-ear headphones on a black background.

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