Patent ID: 6137642
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A dubbing system comprising:reproducing means for reproducing an audio program from a first recording medium;recording means for recording the audio program to a second recording medium;operation means having a single dubbing operation key actuated by a user for indicating a desired operation, when said user would like to record a desired audio program from a plurality of audio programs on the first recording medium to the second recording medium during an audition by the user of the desired audio program being reproduced from the first recording medium;control means operable in response to actuation by the user of the single dubbing operation key for controlling the reproducing means to return to a beginning of the desired audio program to again reproduce the desired audio program and for controlling the recording means to record the desired audio program on the second recording medium, so as to synchronize a dubbing operation to start both the reproducing means and the recording means upon the actuation of the dubbing operation key; anddetecting means for detecting an end of the desired audio program supplied from the reproducing means to the recording means,wherein the control means controls the recording means to stop the recording operation, when the detection means detects the end of the desired audio program.