Who is DMME

DMME – Audio & Electronics is a small business owned and operated by Milan Wendt.

As a guitar player and music enthusiast, I’ve always been fascinated by audio and electronics. DMME began as a small hobby, re-creating existing guitar pedals and amplifiers to save costs.

For over a decade, I’ve been designing and building guitar effects, amplifiers, platforms, and modules. Most of these products are entirely handmade and extensively tested to ensure they meet my quality standards.

The original designs were never intended for sale but served as iterations in the pursuit of the perfect tone and versatility. All DMME products have been used in my personal guitar rig at some point. As my skills, designs, and quality matured, I began looking for ways to share my creations with the world.

The collection of 19” rack equipment started as a way to achieve the lowest possible noise levels. Convoluted pedalboards with old patch cables or worn connectors became increasingly frustrating—losing your signal mid-gig is the last thing anyone wants. The pedal format is also not ideal for low-noise designs, as it prioritizes fitting as many features as possible into small enclosures powered by a 9 V standard.

Even though my focus has shifted to DSP-based guitar pedals, I still use DMME rack gear to remotely switch between pedals, preamps, and rack effects. After all, nothing beats a real vacuum tube when it comes to a dynamic guitar sound rich in even harmonics.

Although somewhat out of fashion, the 19” format remains my favorite for building a reliable guitar rig.

For sound demos and instructional videos:
YouTube@DMME-Electronics

All product design and development take place in my home workshop in the Netherlands. Each prototype is built and tested by hand before earning a place in my personal rig. From there, some designs make it into the store depending on build quality and ease of production.

Because 19” rack equipment requires more time and effort to create, availability is limited. I do not operate on a large scale, and most projects start as personal builds. As a result, prices may not compete with large brands that have mass-production capabilities.

Production and shipping are handled solely by me, so only small quantities are available. If you’d like to request a specific product variation or modification, feel free to contact me via email or the online form.

Laboratory or technical workspace with scientific equipment, including a microscope, wires, electronic components, a vacuum pump, and various tools and devices on the desk near a window.

Released Products:

Guitar Pedals:

  • DSP1: Digital multi-effects pedal

Multiple guitar effect pedals with internal circuitry visible and a separate effects pedal with knobs and footswitch on a wooden surface.

Although the DSP1 pedal is already available, new features, sounds, and effects are still being developed to enhance its versatility through software updates.

19” Rack Gear:

  • Analog stereo compressor

  • Dual vacuum tube overdrive / preamp

  • PT2399 digital stereo delay

  • 12 channel MIDI switch (8x mono + 4x stereo)

Multiple electronic circuit boards and components inside metal enclosures on a wooden floor.

Most rack effects are available on request, as I don’t have the space to assemble large batches.

Open Source!

An electronic musical effects pedal with six knobs, four footswitches labeled A, B, C, D, and an LCD screen. The pedal is on a wooden surface with cables connected.

The prototype of the DSP1 pedal is available on GitHub. This pedal platform was designed to explore digital signal processing and to test the quality of my DSP algorithms.

Unlike the DSP1, which focuses on efficiency and compactness while delivering great tone, the open-source project offers more features, menus, and multiple simultaneous effects. Although the pedal has four footswitches, the limited processing power of the controller means not all effect types can be used at once.

I try to keep the project updated with the latest features, but the release of the DSP1 has temporarily paused active development.

Note that the DSP1 and the open-source project can run the same audio-processing algorithms. There is virtually no difference in audio quality or effect models between them.

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