Cue and review mechanism for a tape recorder

摘要

A tape recorder is disclosed in which an accurate cue & review operation is possible without being influenced by the wound state of a magnetic tape or the fluctuation of the mechanical load.P P In the tape recorder a first controller 21, a second controller 22 and a third controller 23 are provided and controls are executed as shown in the following: a cue & review operation is performed in a suspended state of an audio signal suspended by the breaking of a transmission circuit for an audio signal by a muting switch 9, and when a playback operation is to be started, if a recorded signal of the first recording portion R1 (a music other than a subject music) is detected, muting state is maintained and when a no signal zone spreading over a specified range is detected, a muting state is released and an audio signal is output; when a playback operation is to be started, if a no signal zone spreading over a specified range is detected, the muting state is immediately released and an audio signal is output; which makes it possible to execute an accurate cue & review processing.