Patent ID: 7656755
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A audio recording and playback apparatus comprising: a disc drive on to which a disc operable for writing data therein is to be set; an audio data input unit for inputting audio data; a storage unit; a recording instruction input unit for inputting a recording instruction; and a controller for continuously writing the inputted audio data into the storage unit, continuously reading out the audio data written into the storage unit, and continuously writing the read out audio data into the disc set on the disc drive unit in response to the recording instruction inputted by the recording instruction input unit so that the audio data inputted by the audio data input unit is stored into both the storage unit and the disc, wherein the controller delays reading out the audio data from the storage unit for a predetermined time period, the predetermined time period corresponding to a time for setting up the disc drive to write the audio data into the disc.