An apparatus for recording and reproducing a first audio selection and at least one additional audio selection, recorded in a multiplicity of parallel tracks of a medium gr.

摘要

A PCM (pulse code modulated) audio signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus is disclosed, in which a scanning track area formed by one scanning of a rotary head (1, HA, HB) on a tape (2) is separated into a plurality of track areas in its longitudinal direction to thereby form multi-channel segment track areas and the PCM audio signal (SL, SR) is recorded on and/or reproduced from each of segment track areas of each channel on the tape (2). According to this apparatus, when a plurality of programs are sequentially recorded in a timer scheduled event recording mode, it becomes possible to select (30) a recording mode (S) (series recording mode) in which the recording is carried out only on the segment track area of one channel and a mode (P) (parallel recording mode) in which the recording is sequentially carried out on segment track areas of different channels.