[snvzz]

The drives with DDS support might be rare, but they're the only correct way to extract audio for preservation.

Open Source software exists[0] for the purpose.

0. https://github.com/andrew-taylor/read_dat

[justsomehnguy]

The other way - a DDS drive with DAT support.

Anyway, you now need to acquire such drive, get to @jesprenj institution, tell them they are doing it wrong, threw out the current setup, replace the drive and the 'recording' station....

With a 30 y.o. tech which is obsolete for 20 years it's all.. questionable.

[jesprenj]

I was told they are capturing digital data. But I have no idea how, I was just trying to make sense of the error stream coming from the hacked drive.

Next time I'll check if they use SPDIF or what. But the drive is a consumer-grade Sony. Shame I didn't take note of the model.