Patent Publication Number: US-7903504-B2

Title: Method and apparatus for recording data tracks into large storage device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLCATIONS 
     The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/509,838, filed Sep. 30, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,573,785, which is a 371 of PCT/JP03/04707, filed Apr. 14, 2003, which claims priority from Japanese Application No. 2002-1123467, filed Apr. 15, 2002, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a recording and reproducing apparatus as well as a recording and reproducing method for recording, for example, audio data reproduced from a CD (Compact Disc) simultaneously in HDD (Hard Disc Drive) and reproducing the recorded audio data. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In the past, there was an audio system in which audio data reproduced from the CD that is a disc-shaped recording medium only for reproduction is recorded in a MD (Mini Disc) that is a recordable disc-shaped recording medium. In this case, under limitations of a storage capacity of the recordable disc-shaped recording medium and the like, when two channels of right and left stereo audio data are recorded, for example, eighty minutes&#39; recording could be made at most. When monaural audio data is recorded, for example, one hundred and forty minutes&#39; recording could be made at most. 
     However, since the recording medium becomes greater in its storage capacity and lower in price these days, the recording medium becomes able to store an incomparably large amount of audio data than before for a long time. Therefore, a user can now enjoy the recording and reproducing of audio data using an inexpensive recording medium by reproducing the stored audio data. 
     Thus, a hard disc drive (hereinafter referred to as HDD) has been employed for a typical recording medium having such a large capacity. In a recording and reproducing system, when audio data is reproduced from CD, the reproduced audio data is simultaneously recorded in HDD and then the recorded audio data will be reproduced later. 
       FIG. 38  is a diagram showing a conventional recording and reproducing system. 
     In  FIG. 38 , audio data reproduced from CD  361  is amplified by an amplifier  362  and then outputted from a speaker  363  as music. At the same time, the audio data reproduced from CD  361  is compressed in a ripping section  364  to be recorded in HDD  365 . Japanese Published Patent Application No. 2001-110171 discloses a technique capable of easily retrieving a large amount of music data which are copied and accumulated from CD into a built-in recording medium. Japanese Published Patent Application No. 2000-224523 discloses a technique capable of recording and reproducing a large amount of data efficiently using management data in a state capable of making fast access by reproducing file data recorded in a recording medium based on stored head position data and record length data. Japanese Published Patent Application No. H9-311799 discloses a technique capable of managing more intuitively a desired music in a desired disc, when music data stored on a plurality of discs are recorded on a hard disc. 
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 
     In the above-described conventional recording and reproducing system, like a conventional reproducing method shown in  FIG. 39 , from CD  361  are reproduced “AAA” as CD title ( 372 ) for audio data file NO.  1  ( 371 ), “BBBB” as CD title ( 372 ) for audio file NO.  2  ( 371 ), “CC” as CD title ( 372 ) for audio file NO.  3  ( 371 ), “DDDDD” as CD title ( 372 ) for audio data file NO.  4  ( 371 ), and “E” as CD title ( 372 ) for audio data file NO.  5  ( 371 ). 
     In this case, on HDD  365  are recorded each file of “AAA. MP3” as a ripping result  373  for order  1  of normal reproduction ( 374 ), “BBBB. MP3” as a ripping result  373  for order  2  of normal reproduction  374 , “CC. MP3” as a ripping result  373  for order  3  of normal reproduction  374 , “DDDDD. MP3” as a ripping result  373  for order  4  of normal reproduction  374 , and “E. MP3” as a ripping result  373  for order  5  of normal reproduction  374 . 
     However, because all files of audio data reproduced from CD  361  are recorded on HDD  365 , a user may record repeatedly on HDD  365  an audio data file which he has ever reproduced from CD  361 . This will cause inconvenience of increasing a waste of time and a storage capacity. 
     Moreover, for example, when the order is changed or deleted optionally by random reproduction or user&#39;s input in HDD  365  with the result that “AAA. MP3” as a reproducing file  375  in optional order  1 , “CC. MP3” as a reproducing file  375  in optional order  2 , and “E. MP3” as a reproducing file  375  in optional order  3  are generated, if the reproducing files in optional order are reproduced as it is, as shown with  376 , they will not correspond to each CD title  372  for the audio data file NO.  1  to  5  ( 371 ) described above. This raises inconvenience that it is impossible to make them correspond to the original reproduction order of CD. 
     Furthermore, a track change has been detected by a recording unit of HDD detecting data contained in a subcode Q sent out by a CD reproducing unit, but this method causes inconvenience in which a contradiction will occur that the number of tracks recognized as reproduced in the CD reproducing unit does not correspond with the number of tracks recorded in the HDD recording unit. 
     In this context, a difference between audio data as an object of the present invention and general computer data will be described below. The computer data is capable of moving files in ascending order or descending order by operating the files, and cutting a file size at an end of size. In contrast, since the audio data is continuous, the file itself undergoes no operation and a reproduction order of CD is unrelated to a file name. Moreover, information as to how many audio data files have been reproduced before the relevant track to be reproduced is significant information in a reproducing of audio data. Furthermore, it is necessary for user&#39;s operation that a recording order in HDD is a reproduction order in CD, so that generating such a record list in HDD is requested. Furthermore, because it is required that only tracks reproduced completely from CD are recorded on HDD, a move list involved by movement of recorded tracks must be generated. Since a position of reproduced audio data file in CD can be known by TOC, the information on TOC should be utilized. 
     The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing points, and has an object to provide a recording and reproducing apparatus and a recording and reproducing method capable of making data corresponding to original data without recording data repeatedly. 
     The recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes: reproducing means for reproducing main data and first management data for managing the main data that are recorded in a first recording medium; recording and reproducing means for recording in and reproducing from a second recording medium the main data and second management data for managing the main data to be recorded that are reproduced from the first recording medium; end detection means for detecting an end of each track of the main data reproduced by the reproducing means; complete reproducing detection means for detecting that the reproducing of track has been made completely; management data renewal means for renewing the second management data recorded in the second recording medium based on results detected by the end detection means and the complete reproducing detection means; and control means for controlling recording of the main data reproduced from the first recording medium in the second recording means based on the second management data and for controlling the management data renewal means so that the second management data may be renewed when the main data is recorded in the second recording medium. 
     The recording and reproducing method according to the present invention is such one that is employed in an apparatus including a reproducing means for reproducing main data and first management data for managing the main data that are recorded in a first recording medium, a recording and reproducing means for recording in and reproducing from a second recording medium the main data and second management data for managing the main data to be recorded that are reproduced from the first recording medium, and a control means for performing various controls, in which the main data is recorded or reproduced based on the second management data. The method includes an end detection step of detecting an end of each track of the main data reproduced by the reproducing means, a complete reproducing detection step of detecting that the reproducing of track has been made completely, a management data renewal step of renewing the second management data recorded in the second recording medium based on results detected in the end detection step and the complete reproducing detection step, and a control step of controlling recording of the main data reproduced from the first recording medium in the second recording medium based on the second management data and controlling the management data renewal step so that the second management data may be renewed by the control means when the main data has been recorded in the second recording medium. 
     Thus, according to the present invention the following operation is performed. 
     The main data and the first management data for managing the main data are recorded in the first recording medium. The reproducing means reproduces the main data and the first management data for managing the main data which are recorded in the first recording medium. 
     In the second recording medium are recorded the main data and the second management data for managing the main data. The recording and reproducing means records the main data and the second management data for managing the main data in the second recording medium, and reproduces from the second recording medium. 
     End detection means detects an end of each track of the main data reproduced by the reproducing means. Complete reproducing detection means detects that the reproduction of track has been completed. Renewal means renews the second management data recorded in the second recording medium based on results detected by the end detection means and the complete reproducing detection means. 
     The control means controls the recording of the main data reproduced from the first recording medium in the second recording medium based on the second management data, and controls the renewal means so that the second management data may be renewed when the main data has been recorded in the second recording medium. On this occasion, generating means generates a move list of file of the main data based on the second management data renewed by the renewal means. 
     Divider means divides the main data to be recorded in the second recording medium based on an end detection signal of each track of the main data from the end detection means and records the divided data. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing a recording and reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram showing the management of reproduced audio data file; 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram showing the move list according to reproduction results; 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram showing a schematic structure of a dubbing system applied to the embodiment; 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram showing details of a CD reproducing unit; 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram showing details of a frame obtained from the CD reproducing unit; 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram showing details of a subcode Q. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram showing details of an HD recording and reproducing unit; 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram showing the structure of files retained in HDD; 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram showing an album playback list (Pblist.msf); 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram showing a playback list (Pbxxxxxx.msf); 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram showing an A3D header (the first 16 Kb of A3dxxxxx.msa); 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram showing details of Namedb.msf; 
         FIG. 14  is a diagram showing a block-ID portion of Namedb.msf; 
         FIG. 15  is a diagram showing a name record portion of Namedb.msf; 
         FIG. 16  is a diagram showing details of Playtime.msf; 
         FIG. 17  is a diagram showing a block-ID portion of Playtime.msf; 
         FIG. 18  is a diagram showing a TRK record portion of Playtime.msf; 
         FIG. 19  is a diagram showing details of Tocdb.msf; 
         FIG. 20  is a diagram showing a block-ID portion of Tocdb.msf; 
         FIG. 21  is a diagram showing ALBUM TOC record of Tocdb.msf; 
         FIG. 22  is a diagram showing TOC data of ALBUM TOC record of Tocdb.msf; 
         FIG. 23  is a diagram showing details of Recorded.msf; 
         FIG. 24  is a diagram showing a block-ID portion of Recorded.msf; 
         FIG. 25  is a diagram showing TOC RECORDED record of Recorded.msf; 
         FIG. 26  is a diagram showing RECORDED flag of Recorded.msf; 
         FIG. 27  is a diagram showing details of an audio input/output section; 
         FIG. 28  is a flowchart showing processing when a user listens from beginning to end a CD on which not all audio data files have been recorded; 
         FIG. 29  is the following flowchart showing the subsequent processing when a user listens from beginning to end a CD on which not all audio data files have been recorded; 
         FIG. 30  is a diagram showing a track in case of specific example 2; 
         FIG. 31  is a flowchart showing processing when a user makes some operation in the middle of the processing; 
         FIG. 32  is the following flowchart showing subsequent processing when a user makes some operation in the middle of the processing; 
         FIG. 33  is a flowchart showing processing when a CD reads out TOC; 
         FIG. 34  is a diagram showing a locus table of reproducing; 
         FIG. 35  is a diagram showing a recorded state of each track; 
         FIG. 36  is a flowchart showing processing of move operation; 
         FIG. 37  is a diagram showing processing of track move operation; 
         FIG. 38  is a diagram showing a conventional system; and 
         FIG. 39  is a diagram showing a conventional reproducing method. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing the structure of a recording and reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment. 
     To begin with, the structure of this recording and reproducing apparatus will be described first. In  FIG. 1 , CD  1  denotes the first recording medium in which audio data as the main data and management data as the first management data for managing the main data are recorded. Reproducing means  2  has a function of reproducing the main data and the first management data for managing the main data that are recorded on CD  1  as the first recording medium and of outputting them through output means  13 . 
     HDD  9  is the second recording medium, in which audio data  12  as the main data and PBLIST  11  as the second management data for managing the main data are recorded. A recording and reproducing means  7  has a function of recording audio data  12  as the main data reproduced from CD  1  as the first recording medium and PBLIST  11  as the second management data for managing audio data  12  as the main data to be recorded, in HDD  9  as the second recording medium and of reproducing the recorded data. 
     End detection means  4  has a function of detecting an end of each track of the main data reproduced by the reproducing means  2 . Complete reproducing detection means  3  has a function of detecting that the reproduction of track has been completed. Renewal means  8  has a function of renewing PBLIST  11  as the second management data to be recorded in HDD  9  as the second recording medium based on results detected by the end detection means  4  and the complete reproducing detection means  3 . 
     Generating means  5  has a function of controlling the recording of audio data as the main data reproduced from CD  1  as the first recording medium in HDD  9  as the second recording medium based on PBLIST  11  as the second management data, and of controlling the renewal means  8  so that PBLIST  11  as the second management data may be renewed when audio data  12  as the main data has been recorded in HDD  9  as the second recording medium. On this occasion, the generating means  5  has a function of generating a move list of files of audio data  12  as the main data based on PBLIST  11  as the second management data renewed by the renewal means  8 . 
     Divider means  10  divides audio data  12  as the main data to be recorded in HDD  9  as the second recording medium based on an end detection signal in each track of the main data from the end detection means  4  before recording. 
     Next, the operation of the recording and reproducing apparatus thus constructed will be described. 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram showing reproduction management of audio data files. 
     In  FIG. 2 , on CD  001  ( 21 ) are recoded audio data files  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6  and  7 ; on CD  002  ( 22 ) are recorded audio data files  1 ,  2 ,  3  and  4 ; on CD  003  ( 23 ) are recorded audio data files  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  and  5 ; on CD  004  ( 24 ) are recorded audio data files  1  and  2 . 
     On this occasion, as indicated by reproduction order of audio data file  25  reproduced from CD  1  shown in  FIG. 1 , it is assumed that in CD  001  ( 21 ) after audio data files  1  and  2  are reproduced, audio data file  3  is not reproduced; audio data file  4  is reproduced; the following audio data files  5 ,  6 , and  7  are not reproduced. The reproduction is then moved to the next CD  002  ( 22 ). Thus, reproduction order of audio data file  25  at this time becomes “ 001 - 1 ”, “ 001 - 2 ” and “ 001 - 4 ”. 
     In CD  002  ( 22 ), audio data files  1  and  2  are not reproduced and only audio data file  3  is reproduced. The reproducing is then moved to the next CD  003  ( 23 ) without reproducing audio data file  4 . Reproduction order of audio data file  25  at this time becomes “ 002 - 3 ”. 
     In CD  003  ( 23 ), audio data files  1 ,  2  and  3  are not reproduced and audio data files  4  and  5  are reproduced. Reproduction order of audio data file  25  at this time becomes “ 003 - 4 ” and “ 003 - 5 ”. 
     Subsequently, the reproduction is returned to the previous CD  001  ( 21 ), from which audio data files  3 ,  5  and  7  that were not reproduced before are reproduced. The reproduction is then moved to the next CD  004  ( 24 ). Reproduction order of audio data file  25  at this time becomes “ 001 - 3 ”, “ 001 - 5 ” and “ 001 - 7 ”. 
     In CD  004  ( 24 ), an audio data file  1  is not reproduced and an audio data file  2  is reproduced. Reproduction order of audio data file  25  at this time becomes “ 004 - 2 ”. 
     Subsequently, the reproduction returns to the previous CD  002  ( 22 ), from which audio data files  1  and  2  that were not reproduced before are reproduced. Reproduction order of audio data file  25  at this time becomes “ 002 - 1 ” and “ 002 - 2 ”. 
     Then, management data  26  and audio data  28  are recorded on HDD  9  shown in  FIG. 1 . The management data  26  corresponds to PBLIST  11  and the audio data  28  corresponds to audio data  12 . It is noted here that the reproduction order of audio data file  25  comes from a reproduction by user&#39;s input operation or a random reproduction by random number generation. 
     In album  001  of the audio data  28  are recorded “ 001 - 1 ”, “ 001 - 2 ”, “ 001 - 4 ”, “ 002 - 3 ” and “ 003 - 4 ” as audio files  29  up to five at maximum in order shown by the above-described reproduction order of audio data file  25 . As management number  30  at this time are recorded “ 1 ” for audio file  29  “ 601 - 1 ”, “ 2 ” for audio file “ 001 - 2 ”, “ 3 ” for “ 001 - 4 ”, “ 4 ” for “ 002 - 3 ”, and “ 5 ” for “ 003 - 4 ”. 
     Subsequently, in album  002  are recorded “ 003 - 5 ”, “ 001 - 3 ”, “ 001 - 5 ”, “ 001 - 7 ”, and “ 004 - 2 ” as audio files  29  up to five at maximum in order shown by the above-described reproduction order of audio data file  25 . As management number  30  at this time are recorded “ 6 ” for audio file  29  “ 003 - 5 ”, “ 7 ” for “ 001 - 3 ”, “ 8 ” for “ 001 - 5 ”, “ 9 ” for “ 001 - 7 ” and “ 10 ” for “ 004 - 2 ”. 
     Subsequently, in album  003  are recorded “ 002 - 1 ” and “ 002 - 2 ” as audio files  29  up to five at maximum in order shown by the above-described reproduction order of audio data file  25 . As management number  30  at this time are recorded “ 11 ” for audio file  29  “ 002 - 1 ” and “ 12 ” for “ 002 - 2 ”. 
     In album  000  of management files  27  are recorded “Pb00001.msf (1, 2, 7, 3, 8 . . . )”, “Pb00002.msf (11, 12, 4 . . . )”, “Pb00003.msf (5, 6 . . . )” and “Pb00004.msf (10 . . . ) as management files  27  up to five at maximum in order shown by original CD  001  ( 21 ), CD  002  ( 22 ), CD  003  ( 23 ) and CD  004  ( 24 ) from which the above-described audio files  29  are derived. 
     At this moment, to management file ( 27 ) “Pb00001.msf” of CD  001  ( 21 ) is recorded reproduction order of CD  001  ( 21 ) as (1, 2, 7, 3, 8 . . . ) making the management number an attribute. To management file ( 27 ) “Pb00002.msf” of CD  002  ( 22 ) is recorded reproduction order of CD  002  ( 22 ) as (11, 12, 4 . . . ) making an attribute of the management number. For “Pb00003.msf” of the management file  27  of CD  003  ( 23 ) is recorded as (5, 6 . . . ) making an attribute of the management number. For “Pb00004.msf” of the management file  27  of CD  004  ( 24 ), reproduction order of CD  004  ( 24 ) is recorded as (10 . . . ) making an attribute of the management number. 
     At this moment, for example, when audio file  29  “ 001 - 5 ” of management number “ 8 ” of album  002  in audio data  28  is changed to “ 003 - 1 ” by renewing operation of the renewal means  8  shown in  FIG. 1 , the management number “ 8 ” as an attribute indicating reproduction order of CD  001  ( 21 ) for management file  27  “Pb00001.msf” of album  000  in management data  26  is deleted and then added to reproduction order of CD  003  ( 23 ) for “Pb0003.msf”. 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram showing the move list of reproduction results. In  FIG. 3 , a reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  31  “1” is a complete state in which all reproduction has been finished. An audio-file-on-HDD  33  at this time is “A3d00001.msa” for CD  1  and an original CD&#39;s audio data file number  34  is “1”. 
     The reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  31  “2” is a complete state in which all reproduction has been finished. The audio-file-on-HDD  33  at this time is “A3d00002.msa” for CD  2  and the original CD&#39;s audio data file number  34  is “2”. 
     The reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  31  “3” is an incomplete state in which the reproducing shifts to the next audio data file on the way. The audio-file-on-HDD  33  at this time “A3d00003.msa” for CD  3  is not recorded. 
     The reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  31  “4” is a complete state in which all reproduction has been finished. The audio-file-on-HDD  33  at this time is “Ad300004.msa” for CD  4  and the original audio data file number  34  is “4”. 
     The reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  31  “5” is an incomplete state in which the reproducing shifts to the ninth audio data file on the way. The audio-file-on-HDD  33  at this time “A3d00005.msa” for CD  5  is not recorded. 
     The reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  31  “9” is a complete state in which all reproduction has been finished. The audio-file-on-HDD  33  at this time is “A3d00006.msa” for CD  9  excluding CD&#39;s audio data file numbers  6  to  8  that are not yet reproduced. The original CD&#39;s audio data file number  34  is “9”. 
     The reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  31  “10” is a complete state in which all reproduction has been finished. The audio-file-on-HDD  33  at this time is “A3d00007.msa” for CD  10  and the original CD&#39;s audio data file number  34  is “10”. 
     At this moment, the generating means  5  shown in  FIG. 1  generates the move list  35  depending on whether the reproduction result of original CD&#39;s audio data file number is a complete state in which all reproduction has been finished or an incomplete state in which reproduction is interrupted on the way. The move list indicates whether or not the audio file stored in a buffer area that is a temporary storage area on HDD is moved to a recording area that is a permanent storage area, making only the complete state excluding the incomplete state correspond to the original CD&#39;s audio data file number. 
     In the move list  35 , since the reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  1  is the complete state in which all reproduction has been finished, “1” indicating success is recorded. Since the reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  2  is the complete state in which all reproduction has been finished, “1” indicating success is recorded. 
     Since the reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  3  is the incomplete state in which reproduction is moved to the next data file on the way, “0” indicating failure is recorded. Since the reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  4  is the complete state in which all reproduction has been finished, “1” indicating success is recorded. 
     Since the reproducing 32 of CD&#39;s audio data file number  5  is the incomplete state in which reproduction is moved to the next audio data file on the way, “0” indicating failure is recorded. Since the reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  9  is the complete state in which all reproduction has been finished, “1” indicating success is recorded. Since the reproduction result  32  of CD&#39;s audio data file number  10  is the complete state in which all reproduction has been finished, “1” indicating success is recorded. 
     In the following, a recording and reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a CD reproducing unit and a HDD recording and reproducing unit. First of all, CD/HD integrated dubbing system will be described below. 
       FIG. 4  is a diagram showing the structure of the dubbing system according to this embodiment. The dubbing system includes a system controller  41  which supplies a system control signal C to each block for controlling thereof, a CD reproducing unit  42  for reproducing an audio signal A in conformity with IEC 60958 standard from CD, a HD recording and reproducing unit  43  which makes a track change based on subcode Q 46  in the audio signal A and records the audio signal A as well as management data, an audio input/output section  44 , and an external control terminal  45 . The audio signal A has a control (C) bit and a user&#39;s (U) bit as biphase mark signal. The control (C) bit is for distinguishing: whether the digital signal is of consumer or business specification, whether the audio data is digital data or not, whether there is a copy right or not, to what category the reproducing equipment belongs and so on. The user&#39;s (U) bit has various subcodes, in which the subcode Q is included. 
     In  FIG. 4 , the system controller  41  uses the system control signal C to control each block. The audio signal A in conformity with IEC 60958 standard is input and output among the CD reproducing unit  42 , HD recording and reproducing unit  43 , and audio input/output section  44 . However, since an input section of the audio input/output section  44  has an analog input portion, the audio signal A inputted in analog form is converted to digital form by A/D converter and a serial signal synchronized with L/R clock and bit clock BCLK is supplied to the HD recording and reproducing unit  43 . 
     Moreover, the system control signal C is also connected to external control terminal  45  to enable communication with external equipment. By employing USB (Universal Serial Bus) usually used in an interface of personal computer (PC) as the external control terminal  45 , communication with a personal computer is enabled. Furthermore, the system controller  41  also has functions of controlling user&#39;s key input operation and display for user. 
       FIG. 5  is a diagram showing the structure of the CD reproducing unit  42  shown in  FIG. 4  in detail. In  FIG. 5 , the CD reproducing unit  42  is an optical disc unit only for reproduction. CD  51  is driven to rotate with a constant linear velocity by a spindle motor  52  during CD reproducing operation. An optical head  53  reads out data recorded on CD  51  in the form called pit and supplies the data to a RF amplifier  56 . The optical head  53  is constructed such that it can be displaced in the tracking and focusing directions and also moved in a radial direction of CD  51  by a sled mechanism  54 . 
     The RF amplifier  56  supplies a focusing error signal and a tracking error signal other than a reproduced RF signal to a servo circuit  55 . The servo circuit  55  generates various drive signals such as a focusing drive signal, a tracking drive signal, a sled drive signal, and a spindle-motor drive signal from the focusing error signal and tracking error signal to control operations of the optical head  53 , sled mechanism  54 , and spindle motor  52 . 
     The reproduced RF signal is supplied to a decoder  57 . The decoder  57  binarizes the inputted reproduced RF signal to derive EFM (Eight to Fourteen Modulation) signal. Subsequently, the decoder  57  performs EFM demodulation, CIRC (Cross Interleave Reed-Solomon Code) decoding and the like on the derived EFM signal to decode the data read from CD  51  into a digital audio data form of 16 bit quantization and 44.1 kHz sampling. In this connection, the CIRC decoding means error detection and error correction processing that make use of CIRC, in which the error detection and error correction processing using well-known C1 and C2 codes is performed. 
     Moreover, the decoder  57  is designed to be capable of extracting control data such as TOC (Table Of Contents) and subcode. Those TOC and subcode are supplied to a CD controller  58  and used for various controls. The digital audio data output from the decoder  57  is supplied to the audio input/output section  44  shown in  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram showing one frame  61  which is generated in the decoder  57  shown in  FIG. 5  and forms a part of data supplied to the CD controller  58 . The frame includes a synchronizing pattern portion  62  which is a signal that handles thirty-two frames collectively and is capable of detecting the front; a subcoding portion  63  having a program function of finding the beginning of audio data file and reproducing in accordance with preset order, and for obtaining characters and other data; and a digital audio data and parity portion  64 . Further, the subcoding portion  63  has each subcode data P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W as denoted by  65 . 
       FIG. 7  is a diagram showing Q data of the subcoding portion  63  shown in  FIG. 6 . Subcode Q data  71  consists of a control portion  72  used for discriminating the number of audio channels, emphasis and digital data, an address portion  73  for indicating what data means, a data portion  74 , and a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) portion  75  as parity. 
       FIG. 8  is a diagram showing the structure of the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  shown in  FIG. 4 . The HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is one that has a function of recording and reproducing audio data such as audio signal and a function of recording data for managing the audio data or the like. 
     The HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is controlled by a HD controller  86  that is a microcomputer. The HD controller  86  and a HDD  89  are connected to each other through an IDE bus conforming to ATA, and writing and reading of data is a data transfer using a parallel input/output PIO mode. A file system  88  is one that is used when the HD controller  86  reads data from HDD  89  and writes data into HDD  89 . This file system is indispensable for managing each file of data written into HDD  89 . 
     Note that the file system  88  is software incorporated in the HD controller  86  and is not a physical existence as other blocks shown. All data to be recorded in HDD  89  are files that are managed in the file system  88 . A database for audio data and audio management data described later on is also a file that is managed in the file system  88 . The file system  88  is provided with a system call such as open, close, read and write of file necessary for file operation. 
     Next, a flow of recording audio data in the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  will be described. Recording audio data in the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  means that the HD controller  86  forms a file on HDD  89  using the file system  88 . Thus, the HD controller  86  forms first a new file on HDD  89  using file system  88 . The HD controller  86  controls a compressor and expander section  83  as well as an encoder/decoder  84  to start encoding and encrypting. 
     An audio signal input from the audio input/output section  44  is supplied to a digital interface  81  or an analog interface  82 . The compressor and expander section  83  compresses the input audio signal of high sound quality with high efficiency by means of ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) three-compression coding technique. The compressed audio data is next supplied to the encoder/decoder  84  to be encoded. The encoding is a function of encrypting contents of music having copyright and making mutual recognition between devices. The encrypted audio data is supplied to a common RAM  85 . 
     On this occasion, each time encryption of one sound unit for about 23.2 msec has finished, the HD controller  86  is interrupted. Whenever the HD controller  86  is interrupted, data preserved in the common RAM (Random Access Memory)  85  is transferred to SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM)  87  and further to HDD  89  through the file system  88 . The audio data is recorded on HDD  89  as a file. 
     Moreover, when audio data conforming to IEC 60958 is recorded and its category is CD, the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  can find how many tracks of CD have been recorded before the track under recording by writing a track number TNO contained in control (C) bit of audio data and user&#39;s (U) bit into TOC TNO entry of TRK record portion in a playlist Playtime.msf described later on. 
     Next, a flow of reproducing audio data using the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  will be described. Reproducing audio data using the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  means that the HD controller  86  opens audio file recorded on HDD  89  to read the audio data. 
     The HD controller  86  controls first the compressor and expander section  83  as well as encoder/decoder  84  to start decoding and decrypting. The HD controller  86  opens a file desired to reproduce using the file system  88 . The HD controller  86  reads the opened file from HDD  89  into SDRAM  87 . The data read in SDRAM  87  is transferred to the common RAM  85  by HD controller  86 . The data transferred to the common RAM  85  is decrypted by the encoder/decoder  84 . The decrypted data is supplied to the compressor and expander section  83  and then supplied to the audio input/output section  44  through the digital interface  81  or analog interface  82 . 
     At this moment, the same as in recording, each time decrypting of one sound unit has finished, the HD controller  86  is interrupted. On each interruption, the HD controller  86  transfers the next sound unit to common RAM  85 , thus making the reproduction continue. 
     Hereupon, the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  of dubbing system according to the embodiment of the present invention in which the CD reproducing unit  42  is integrated with the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is provided in advance with a plurality of, for example, five hundred means called albums for grouping audio tracks. Furthermore, in addition to the albums there are ten means called playlist capable of gathering arbitrary tracks. The difference between the album and playlist is that the former is means for recording prerecorded data itself, whereas the latter has a link to audio data stored in the former means and does not store audio file substance itself. 
     The number of audio file capable of being recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is four hundred per album. In other words, four hundred audio data files per album can be recorded. This limitation of the number of tracks within the album is also applied to the playlist. Therefore, audio data of 500 albums×400 tracks=200,000 audio data files at maximum can be stored. However, the dubbing system according to the this embodiment in which the CD reproducing unit  42  is integrated with the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is provided with a limitation of 20,000 audio data files at maximum in order to ensure appropriate recording and reproducing of audio data. 
       FIG. 9  is a schematic diagram showing how the audio files recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  as well as databases managing the audio files are seen from the file system  88 . The audio files and database files managing the audio files are arranged further below a directory called HiFi  92  under a root directory ¥91. Below the directory HiFi  92  is stored a 16 kb file called an album-playback list Pblist.msf  93 - 1  (album number management file) for indicating reproduction order of 500 albums. In the Pblist.msf  93 - 1  are described file numbers of reproduction management files for the respective  500  albums. 
     The same directory of HiFi  92  includes the following databases other than Pblist.msf  93 - 1 . Those are a database Namedb.msf  93 - 3  (album/track name database) of album name, track name, and artist name of all albums and tracks, a database Playtime.msf  93 - 2  (reproduction time management database) of reproduction time of all tracks, and a database Tocdb.msf  93 - 4  (CD TOC database) for gathering TOC of CD when making a synchronous recording with the CD reproducing unit and then utilizing a service such as CDDB (CD Data Base) later so that a name can be added to each album and each track. 
     The final database file is Recorded.msf  93 - 5  (database of already-recorded audio data file). This database Recorded.msf  93 - 5  forms a pair with Tocdb.msf  93 - 4  for deciding whether or not each track included in CD&#39;s TOC data within Tocdb.msf  93 - 4  is already recorded and for estimating in which album that track is included. 
     A directory Album 000   93 - 6  below the directory HiFi  92  contains playback lists of Pb000001.msf  93 - 6 - 1  (album  1  management file), Pb000002.msf  93 - 6 - 2  (album  2  management file), to Pb0001f4.msf  93 - 6 - 500  (album  500  management file), each of which stores data on the total number of tracks, names of albums, reproduction order of audio data files, album-highlights and so on which are included in 500 albums respectively. 
     One hundred directories of Album 001   94 - 1  to Album 100   94 - 100  below the directory HiFi  92  store already-recorded audio files. Because the audio files are capable of forming twenty thousand pieces of music at its maximum, if all those audio files are put in the same directory, plenty of time will be required for the file system  88  shown in  FIG. 8  to retrieve the place of file. In order to reduce the time, it is efficient to disperse the audio files for storing. For this reason, the recorded audio files are stored in one hundred dispersed directories of Album 001   94 - 1  to Album 100   94 - 100 . AS shown with A3d00001.msa  94 - 1 - 1 , a file name of audio files is A3dxxxxx.msa and serial numbers are assigned up to the maximum 20000 th  track. 
     A directory Playlist  95  below the directory HiFi  92  stores the following reproduction management files dedicated to Playlist for realizing the above-described playlist function. They are Pb0001f5.msf  95 - 1  (playlist 1 management file), Pb0001f6.msf  95 - 2  (playlist 2 management file), to Pb0001fe.msf  95 - 10  (playlist 10 management file). 
     Finally, a directory Temp  96  below the directory HiFi  92  stores an automatic recording management file Pb0001ff.msf  96 - 1  for realizing an automatic recording function according to the present embodiment. 
       FIG. 10  shows the album playback list Pblist.msf explained referring to  FIG. 9 . In  FIG. 10 , BLKID-TLO  101  is a fixed character array written as “TL-O”. REVISION  102  indicates the number of times that Pblist.msf is rewritten. T-ALB  103  indicates the total number of albums contained in the HD recording and reproducing unit. Note that the total number of albums includes the play list and so T-ALB  103  is 512 for the dubbing system according to this embodiment in which the CD reproducing unit is integrated with the HD recording and reproducing unit. Alb- 001  to Alb- 500  indicate a file number  104  of each album management file of Pb00001.msf  93 - 6 - 1  (album  1  management file), Pb000002.msf  93 - 6 - 2  (album  2  management file) to Pb0001f4.msf  93 - 6 - 500  (album  500  management file). Reproduction order of album is order of Alb-xxx of the album playback list.msf. 
       FIG. 11  shows Pbxxxxxx.msf of the playback list (each album reproduction management file) explained referring to  FIG. 9 . BLKID-TLO  111 - 1  is a fixed character array written as “TL-O” and is a value for identifying the front of each reproduction management file. Mcode  111 - 2  is a code for identifying a maker model of recording equipment. REVISION  111 - 3  indicates the number of times of rewriting (renewing) Pbxxxxxx.msf. SN1C+L  112 - 1  is a graphic character code and a language code which are written in an area for one byte character array storing title of album. SN2C+L  112 - 2  is a graphic character code and a language code which are written in an area for two byte character array storing title of album. 
     SINFSIZE  112 - 3  indicates a total size of all data of additional data written in INF-S  116  area described later on. T-TRK  112 - 4  indicates the total number of tracks included in album. NM 1 -S (256)  113  is an area storing an album name of one byte character array. NM 2 -S (512)  114  is an area storing an album name of two byte character array. TRK-xxx from TRK- 001  to TRK- 400  describes a file number  115  of TRK INF to be reproduced. INF-S(14720)  116  indicates album&#39;s additional data, into which additional data such as a name of artist can be written. S-YMDhms  117  is the date and time of recording. The track to be reproduced is reproduced in accordance with contents of Pbxxxxxx.msf and its order becomes as TRK-xxx indicates. Further, when new audio data is recorded, it is necessary to renew Pbxxxxxx.msf correctly. 
       FIG. 12  shows an audio data information management area called A3D header attached to the first 16 kbyte section of A3dxxxxx.msa which is the audio file explained referring to  FIG. 9 . BLKID-HDO  121 - 1  is a value for identifying the front of ATRAC3 data file, which is a fixed value of “HD-0”. Mcode  121 - 2  is a code for identifying a maker model of recording equipment. BLOCK SERIAL  121 - 3  is a serial number attached to each block within a track. The head of blocks in each audio data file is numbered from zero and the number increases one by one as the block goes to the next. Further, even though editing is carried out, the value remains unchanged. Audio data recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit of the dubbing system according to the present embodiment in which CD reproducing unit is integrated with HD recording and reproducing unit is capable of being subjected to an edit of dividing audio data file, combining audio data file, and so on. N1C+L  122 - 1  represents an attribute of track data NM 1   123  described later on. N2C+L  122 - 2  represents an attribute of track data NM 2   124  described later on. 
     INFSIZE  122 - 3  represents a total size of all data on functions and additional data written in tracks. ATRAC3 data file is written into HDD as data in 16 kbyte (one cluster) unit. One cluster consists of a plurality of sound units and audio data file need not begin with the first sound unit within one cluster. Therefore, it is optional with which sound unit in a cluster audio data file begins and with which sound unit it ends. Moreover, one track can retain a plurality of parts each of which is an aggregate of clusters and sound units. Thus, it is necessary to know a total number of parts constituting a track. T-PRT  122 - 4  indicates a total number of parts constituting a track. T-SU  122 - 5  represents an actual total number of sound units within a track. INX  122 - 6  is a pointer indicating the head of an impressive portion called sabi in audio data file. By using this pointer, it is possible to find easily the impressive portion in tracks. The dubbing system according to the present embodiment in which CD reproducing unit is integrated with HD recording and reproducing unit has a highlight-scan-reproducing function of playing only the impressive portion of each track. XT  122 - 7  represents the number of sound units included in a time to be reproduced from the head pointed by INX  122 - 6 . 
     NM 1  (256)  123  represents a title of a track storing one byte of graphic character code. NM 2  (512)  124  represents a title of a track storing two bytes of graphic character code. A  125  is an attribute of track and indicates a compression mode of ATRAC3. Fno  126  is a file number and corresponds to xxxxx portion of the A3dxxxxx.msa. YMDhms-S  127  represents the date of starting reproduction. YMDhms-E  128  represents the date of ending reproduction. PRTSIZE  129  represents the size of the parts. PRTKEY  130  is a value for encrypting the parts. INF  131  indicates additional data on track and is capable of storing data on a name of artist of track and the like. 
     Using Pblist.msf, Pbxxxxxx.msf and A3dxxxxx.msa described with reference to  FIG. 10 ,  FIG. 11  and  FIG. 12 , it is possible to acquire reproduction order of album  1  to  500 , recordable tracks, a name of each album, a name of each track, an artist name of each album and track, total playing time of each album, and playing time of each track. On the other hand, it is necessary for acquiring actually those pieces of data to open and read files stored in HDD one by one, so that it is impossible to obtain a comfortable system operating environment. Thus, Namedb.msf  93 - 3  and Playtime.msf  93 - 2  are formed below the directory HiFi  92  in  FIG. 9  so as to make the above-described data into a database and to allow desired data to be acquired promptly. 
       FIG. 13  shows details of Namedb.msf described with reference to  FIG. 9 . In order to quickly retrieve names (album name, audio data file name, and artist name) registered in name fields NM 1 , NM 2  and additional data INF (artist name) of files of Pblist.msf, Pbxxxxxx.msf, and A3dxxxxx.msa, a file in which only names are recorded is formed. A name of the file is Namedb.msf and its file format includes nine album name blocks and  323  audio-data-file name blocks (16 kbytes per block). The block format includes a BLK record having a fixed length of 8 bytes and sixty-two name records having a fixed length of 264 bytes. 1 BLK record and 62 name records form 1 block (16 kbytes). The block is classified into an album name block  131  and an audio-data-file name block  132 . The album name block  131  has 1 to 500 records and is capable of making 558 records at its maximum, but data is made to be valid up to 510 records and invalid after that (0x00: fixed). 
     The audio-data-file name block  132  has 1 to 20000 records and is capable of making 200026 records at its maximum, but data is made to be valid up to 20000 records and invalid after that (0x00: fixed). The file size is 332 blocks×16384=5439488 bytes (5312 kbytes). As shown in  FIG. 14 , a block ID portion of BLK record includes BLK-ID  141  of 4 bytes and block serial number  142  of 4 bytes, the former being a fixed character array of “ANMO”  133  for the album name block  131  and a fixed character array “TNMO”  135  for the audio-data-file name block  132 . The block serial number is consecutive numbers from one. As shown in  FIG. 15 , the name record portion includes album/audio-data-file number  151  of 2 bytes, reserved  152  of 2 bytes, character language code  153  of 2 bytes, audio-data-file/album name  154  of 128 bytes, character language code  155  of 2 bytes, artist name  156  of 128 bytes. The records are recorded in order of the album file number from 1 to 500 and in order of the audio-data-file number from 1 to 20000. Data whose album/audio-data-file number  151  is zero is made to be invalid. 
       FIG. 16  shows details of Playtime.msf described with reference to  FIG. 9 . In order that total playing time of each album can be found promptly, playing time of each audio data file is recorded. Moreover, an index and a track number TNO associated with TOC data within TOC database described later on are recorded. The file name is Playtime.msf. The file format consists of 15 blocks (16 kbytes per block). The block format consists of a BLK record of 8 byte fixed length, TRK records (1365 records) of 12 byte fixed length, and a reserved record of 4 byte fixed length (−0x00: fixed). 1 BLK record  161 , 1365 TRK records  162 , and 1 reserved record  163  form 1 block (16 kbytes). TRK records are capable of making 20475 records, but data up to 20000 is made to be valid and data after that invalid (0x00: fixed). 
     The file size is 15 blocks×16384=245760 bytes (240 kbytes). As shown in  FIG. 17 , a block ID portion in the BLK record of the record format includes a BLK-ID  171  of 4 bytes and a block serial number  172  of 4 bytes. The BLK-ID  171  is made to be a fixed character array of “TRKO”  161  and the block serial number is made to be consecutive numbers from one. AS shown in  FIG. 18 , the TRK record portion includes audio-data-file number  181  of 2 bytes, album file number  182  of 2 bytes, audio-data-file total SU  183  of 4 bytes, TOCDB IDX  184  of 2 bytes, and TOC TNO  185  of 2 bytes. The records are recorded in order of the audio-data-file number from 1 to 20000. Data whose album file number  182  is zero is made to be invalid. Although the playlist is not provided with the album file number, total playing time in the playlist is calculated by finding the TRK record from reproduction order file number within PBnnnnnn. MSF (nnnnnn:0001F5 to 0001FE). 
     In the dubbing system according to the present embodiment in which CD reproducing unit is integrated with HD recording and reproducing unit, a synchronous recording from the CD reproducing unit as a reproduction origin to the HD recording and reproducing unit as a recorder origin is enabled. Before starting the synchronous recording, the HD recording and reproducing unit requests to send TOC data contained in a CD intended for reproduction from the CD reproducing unit. To require the data, there is a method, other than the system control signal C shown in  FIG. 4 , of inputting an audio signal conforming to IEC 60958 to a HD recording and reproducing unit, using the digital interface circuit of the HD recording and reproducing unit, and analyzing data included in user&#39;s bit (U) of the audio signal. It is arranged that, by preserving TOC data on CD as reproduction origin in a database file, when connecting later to a site capable of acquiring CD data on the internet such as CDDB, a name can be given to album/track recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit. 
     The database file for performing such function is Tocdb.msf described with reference to  FIG. 9 . 
       FIG. 19  is a diagram showing details of Tocdb.msf described with reference to  FIG. 9 . In order that a personal computer (PC) is connected using the USB connector of audio input/output section  44  shown in  FIG. 4  and an audio-data-file name can be determined on the personal computer (PC) side, a file which records TOC data capable of retrieving CDDB is formed. The file name is Tocdb.msf. The file format consists of 13 blocks (16 kbytes per block). The block format includes a BLK record  191  having an 8 byte fixed length, ALBUM TOC records  192 - 1  to  192 - 500  having a 412 byte fixed length (39 records), and a RESERVED record  193  having a 308 byte fixed length (0x00: fixed). One BLK record  191 , thirty-nine ALBUM TOC records  192 - 1  to  192 - 39  and one RESERVED record  193  constitute one block (16 kbytes). The ALBUM TOC records  192 - 1  to  192 - 500  are capable of making 507 records at its maximum, but data up to 500 is made to be valid and data after that invalid (0x00: fixed). 
     The file size is 13 blocks×16384=212992 bytes (208 kbytes). In the record format, a block ID portion of the BLK record includes, as shown in  FIG. 20 , BLK-ID  201  of 4 bytes, block serial number  202  of 4 bytes, and the number of album  203  of 4 bytes. The BLK-ID  201  is made to be a fixed character array of “TOCO” and the block serial number  202  is made to be consecutive numbers from one. The number of album  203  corresponds to ALBUM TOC record  192 - 1  to  192 - 500 . The ALBUM TOC record portion includes, as shown in  FIG. 21 , TOC DB IDX  211  of 2 bytes, state of use  212  of 2 bytes, and TOC data  213 - 1  to  213 - 103  of 4 bytes each. The TOC data  213 - 1  to  213 - 103  includes, as shown fully in  FIG. 22 , TrK No.  221  of one byte, AMIN  222  of one byte, ASEC  223  of one byte, and AFRAME  224  of one byte. The ALBUM TOC record of Tocdb.msf is mutually related with Playtime.msf. From track data on Playtime.msf, it is possible to know which TNO of TOC within Tocdb.msf the track corresponds to. Thus, it is arranged that, even though editing, deletion and the like of audio file is performed, a correct name of audio data file can be obtained from CDDB. 
       FIG. 23  is a diagram showing details of Recorded.msf shown in  FIG. 9 . This file is for estimating whether a CD desired to be recorded is already recorded or not, and for examining, when a number of tracks have already been recorded, in which album the track is recorded. The file name is Recorded.msf. The file format consists of 4 blocks (16 kbytes per block). The block format includes BLK record  231  of a 8 byte fixed length, TOC RECORDED records  232 - 1  to  232 - 500  of a 107 byte fixed length (153 records), and RESERVED record  233 . 1 BLK record, 153 TOC RECORDED records and 1 RESERVED record constitute 1 block (16 kbytes). TOC RECORDED records  232 - 1  to  232 - 500  are capable of making 612 records at its maximum, but data up to 500 is made to be valid and data after that invalid (0x00: fixed). 
     The file size is 4 blocks×16384=65536 bytes (64 kbytes). A block ID portion of the BLK record in the record format includes, as shown in  FIG. 24 , BLK-ID  241  of 4 bytes, block serial number  242  of 4 bytes, and the number of album  243  of 4 bytes. The BLK-ID  241  is made to be a fixed character array of “RECO” and the number of album is made to be consecutive numbers from one. The number of album corresponds to TOC RECORDED records  232 - 1  to  232 - 500 . The TOC RECORDED record portion includes, as shown in  FIG. 25 , RECORDED DB IDX  251  of 2 bytes, TOC DB IDX  252  of 2 bytes, album number  253  of 2 bytes, and RECORDED flag  254  of 101 bytes. The RECORDED flag  254  includes, as shown in  FIG. 26 , FTNO  261  of 1 byte, LTNO  262  of 1 byte, Tr 1   263 - 1  to Tr 99   263 - 99  of 1 byte each. 
     The RECORDED.msf is related with the Tocdb.msf, which makes it possible to examine an index number corresponding to TOC described in Tocdb.msf and where the CD is recorded. Moreover, because the RECORDED flag indicates as to whether each track corresponding to TOC data has already been recorded or not, it is possible to distinguish recorded tracks from non-recorded ones at the final stage of automatic recording process according to the present embodiment and record only the non-recorded tracks. 
     As described above, the HD recording and reproducing unit according to the present embodiment is capable of making an edit operation. Examples of the edit operation are divide of audio data file, combine of audio data file, erase of album, move of audio data file, move of album, add of album name, add of artist name in album, add of track name, and add of artist name on track. The database excluding Tocdb.msf must always be renewed after each edit operation and thus must be managed so that no difference may arise between the actual condition and database at all times. 
       FIG. 27  is a diagram for explaining the audio input/output section  44  shown in  FIG. 4 . Into the dubbing system according to the present embodiment in which CD reproducing unit is integrated with HD recording and reproducing unit are inputted two kinds of audio signals. One is an analog input  271  and the other is a digital input  272 . An audio signal input from the analog input  271  is supplied to an AD (analog/digital) converter  273 . The audio signal input to the AD converter  273  is converted into a serial signal synchronized with LR clock and bit clock, and then is supplied to a digital interface  81  in the HD recording and reproducing unit  43 . The audio signal supplied to the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is output from an analog output  274  through a DA (digital/analog) converter  275  described later on as a monitor output when the HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is in a recording state. An audio signal output inversely from the CD reproducing unit  42  or HD recording and reproducing unit  43  is supplied to the DA converter  275 . The DA converter  275  DA-converts input audio data of IEC 60958 format and outputs the converted audio data to the analog output  274 . Furthermore, the DA converter  275  not only outputs audio data but also mutes audio data if it receives such instructions from the CD reproducing unit  42  or HD recording and reproducing unit  43 . 
     Next, the present embodiment will be described along user&#39;s actual operation procedure. 
     Examples of specific operation will be described below. 
     A first operation example is one in which a CD has been reproduced from beginning to end without any interruption to operation on the way. Since all tracks are recorded for the first time, all tracks are moved from a temporary storage area to a permanent storage area that is an ordinary album. 
     A second operation example is one in which when a CD containing 10 tracks is reproduced, a user forwards audio data file at the 3rd track, selects the 8th track and has listened to the CD to the end. In this case, although all tracks of this CD are music not yet recorded, because only tracks 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10 are recorded completely, only those tracks are moved from the temporary storage area to the permanent storage area that is the ordinary album. 
     A third operation example is one in which a CD containing 10 tracks has been reproduced from beginning to end without any interruption to operation on the way. Because the recorded tracks include already recorded ones, only tracks not yet recorded are moved from the temporary storage area to the permanent storage area. 
     A fourth operation example is one in which when a CD containing 10 tracks is reproduced, a user forwards audio data file on the way of track 2, resumes reproducing from track 4, forwards fast from a certain portion of different track 7, stops the fast forwarding on the way of track 9, and listens the CD to the end as it is. Because the recorded tracks includes already recorded ones, only tracks not yet recorded are moved from the temporary storage area to the permanent storage area that is the ordinary album. 
     A specific case of the first operation example will be described. 
       FIGS. 28 and 29  are diagrams forming a flowchart showing processing in the case where a user has listened to a CD whose all audio data files are not yet recorded from beginning to end. 
     To begin with, when a user puts a CD on a tray at step S 1   a  and the CD play unit starts TOC READ to read TOC at step S 2   b , the HD recording and reproducing unit collects TOC data of the CD at step S 3   c . At this moment, the CD reproducing unit provides the TOC data in response to TOC request from the HD recording and reproducing unit at step S 3   b . At step S 5   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit examines as to whether the collected TOC data has already been recorded in Tocdb.msf or not. If the TOC data collected by the HD recording and reproducing unit at step S 5   c  proves by examination to already exist in Tocdb.msf, the HD recording and reproducing unit acquires TOC DB index of Tocdb.msf and if not, it adds new record(s) to Tocdb.msf and then acquires the TOC DB index. 
     When the user depresses a play button at step S 4   a , the CD reproducing unit is turned into a pause state, that is, temporarily stops at the head of the first track at step S 6   b . At step S 7   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit waits for recording. At step S 8   b , when the CD reproducing unit confirms that the HD recording and reproducing unit has turned into the waiting state for recording, it starts reproduction. In synchronism with this, the HD recording and reproducing unit starts recording at step S 8   c . At step S 9   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit begins recording to see the track number TNO of subcode Q input from the digital interface and records how many tracks of CD have been recorded before the track being recorded at present as well as the index number of Tocdb.msf opened at present into Playtime.msf. 
     At step S 10   b , the CD reproducing unit confirms that the user made no operation during the reproducing of Tr 1  and waits for the end of reproduction of Tr 1  until the HD recording and reproducing unit originates a track change. At step S 11   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit performs the track change by subcode Q and notifies the occurrence of track change to the CD reproducing unit. At step S 12   b , the CD reproducing unit having received the track change from the HD recording and reproducing unit notifies to the HD recording and reproducing unit that, because Tr 1  which is recorded a little while ago has been recorded normally, the track may be moved from the temporary storage area to the permanent storage area that is the ordinary album, if necessary after completion of recording. At step S 13   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit notified by the CD reproducing unit stores data that the track which is recorded immediately before is a track which is an object of moving to the permanent storage area that is the ordinary album. 
     Similarly, the HD recording and reproducing unit begins recording, at step S 14   c , to see the track number TNO of TrN of subcode Q input from the digital interface and records how many tracks of CD have been recorded before the track being recorded at present as well as the index number of Tocdb.msf opened at present into Playtime.msf. 
     At step S 15   b , the CD reproducing unit confirms that user made no operation during the reproduction of TrN and waits for the end of reproduction of TrN until the HD recording and reproducing unit originates a track change. At step S 16   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit performs the track change based on subcode Q and then notifies the occurrence of track change to the CD reproducing unit. At step S 17   b , the CD reproducing unit having received the track change from the HD recording and reproducing unit notifies to the HD recording and reproducing unit that, because TrN recorded a little while ago has been recorded normally, the track may be moved from the temporary storage area to the permanent storage area that is the ordinary album, if necessary after the end of recording. At step S 18   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit notified from CD reproducing unit stores data that the track recorded immediately before is a track to be an object of moving to the permanent storage area that is the ordinary album. At step S 19   c , in the same way as before, the HD recording and reproducing unit records in Playtime.msf how many tracks have been recorded before the track presently recorded as well as the index number of Tocdb.msf opened at present. In this manner, whenever each track is recorded, the writing from Tocdb.msf into Playtime.msf and storing the track being an object to be moved are performed. 
     When the CD reproducing unit finishes reproduction of the final track at step S 20   b , the CD reproducing unit notifies that fact to the HD recording and reproducing unit. At step S 21   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit having received the notification from the CD reproducing unit stops recording. At step S 22   b , when the final track is one to be moved, the CD reproducing unit notifies that fact to the HD recording and reproducing unit. At step S 23   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit having received the notification from the CD reproducing unit stores data that the final track is one to be moved. At step S 24   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit retrieves records of Recorded.msf from TOC DB index number and examines a recorded state of an album destined to be moved (in case of the first time, a vacant album of the smallest number) and each track. At step S 25   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit compares the recorded state with a list of tracks to be moved, which was stored in recording, and moves the track which should really be moved to a predetermined album. Finally, tracks stored in the temporary storage area are erased at step S 26   c . After erasure, the HD recording and reproducing unit notifies the CD reproducing unit that processing has finished, and thus the processing comes to an end. 
     A specific case of the second operation example will be described. 
       FIG. 30  is a diagram showing a track in case of the second operation example. In  FIG. 30 , reproduced tracks (1, 2, 8, 9, and 10) and user&#39;s operation (forwarding music  291 , resuming reproduction  292 ) are represented. Track 3 is one in which user operates to forward audio data file  291  on the way. Tracks 1, 2 and tracks 8, 9, 10 after resuming reproduction  292  are reproduced completely. 
       FIGS. 31 and 32  are diagrams of a flowchart showing processing in the case where user made some operation on the way. In  FIGS. 31 and 32 , processing corresponding to that in  FIGS. 28 and 29  is denoted by the same symbols. 
     To begin with, when a user puts a CD on a tray at step S 1   a  and the CD reproducing unit starts TOC READ to read TOC at step S 2   b , the HD recording and reproducing unit collects TOC data of CD at step S 3   c . At this moment, the CD reproducing unit provides the TOC data in response to TOC request from the HD recording and reproducing unit at step S 3   b . At step S 5   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit examines as to whether or not the collected TOC data has already been recorded in Tocdb.msf. If the collected TOC data proves to already exist in Tocdb.msf by examination of the HD recording and reproducing unit at step S 5   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit acquires TOC DB index of Tocdb.msf and if not, it adds new record(s) to Tocdb.msf and acquires TOC DB index. 
     When user depresses a play button at step S 4   a , the CD reproducing unit turns into a pause state to make a temporary stop at the head of the first track at step S 6   b . At step S 7   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit waits for recording. At step S 8   b , the CD reproducing unit confirms that the HD recording and reproducing unit waits for recording and then starts reproduction. Synchronously with this, the HD recording and reproducing unit starts recording at step S 8   c . At step S 9   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit starts recording to see the track number TNO of subcode Q input from the digital interface and records in Playtime.msf how many tracks have been recorded before the currently recorded track as well as the index number of Tocdb.msf currently opened. 
     At step S 10   b , the CD reproducing unit confirms that the user made no operation during the reproduction of Tr 1  and waits for an end of the reproduction of Tr 1  until the HD recording and reproducing unit originates a track change. At step S 11   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit performs the track change according to subcode Q and notifies to the CD reproducing unit that the track change has occurred. At step S 12   b , the CD reproducing unit having received the notification of track change from the HD recording and reproducing unit notifies the HD recording and reproducing unit that, because Tr 1  recorded a little while ago has normally been recorded, track may be moved from the temporary storage area to the permanent storage area, that is, the ordinary album. At step S 13   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit having received the notification from the CD reproducing unit stores that the track recorded immediately before should be moved to the permanent storage area, that is, the ordinary album. 
     Similarly, at step S 14   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit starts recording to see the track number TNO of Tr 2  of subcode Q input from the digital interface and records in Playtime.msf how many tracks have been recorded before the currently recorded track as well as the index number of Tocdb, msf currently opened. 
     At step S 15   b , the CD reproducing unit confirms that the user made no operation during the reproduction of Tr 2  and waits for an end of the reproduction of Tr 2  until the HD recording and reproducing unit originates a track change. At step S 16   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit performs the track change according to subcode Q and notifies the CD reproducing unit that the track change has occurred. At step S 17   b , the CD reproducing unit having received the notification of track change from the HD recording and reproducing unit notifies the HD recording and reproducing unit that, because Tr 2  recorded a little while ago has been recorded completely, track may be moved from the temporary storage area to the permanent storage area, that is, the ordinary album, if necessary after the end of recording. At step S 18   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit having received the notification from the CD reproducing unit stores data that a track recorded immediately before should be moved to the permanent storage area, that is, the ordinary album. At step S 19   c , the same as before, the HD recording and reproducing unit records in Playtime.msf how many tracks have been recorded before the presently recorded track as well as the index number of Tocdb.msf presently opened. 
     In this way, whenever each track is recorded, the writing from Tocdb.msf into Playtime.msf and the storing a track to be moved are performed. 
     On this occasion, at step S 20   a , the user forwards audio data file to Tr 8  while recording track 3 of CD. At step S 21   b , the CD reproducing unit starts reproduction of Tr 8 . At step S 22   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit reads subcode Q of the digital interface to detect the track change. At step S 23   b , because the CD reproducing unit has not reproduced completely the track 3 to the end, the CD reproducing unit does nothing toward the HD recording and reproducing unit so as not to add a track recorded a little while ago to the list of object to be moved. 
     At step S 24   c - 1 , the HD recording and reproducing unit starts recording to see the track number TNO of Tr 3  of subcode Q input from the digital interface and records in Playtime.msf how many tracks have been recorded before the presently recorded track as well as the index number of Tocdb.msf opened at present. At step S 25   b , CD the reproducing unit finishes reproduction of track 8. At step S 26   c - 1 , the HD recording and reproducing unit performs the track change according to subcode Q. At step S 27   b , the CD reproducing unit notifies the HD recording and reproducing unit that, because the track 8 has been reproduced completely, the track 8 recorded a little while ago is one to be moved. At step S 28   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit having received the notification from the CD reproducing unit adds the track 8 recorded a little while ago to the track list of object to be moved. The same procedure will be performed with respect to track 9. 
     When the CD reproducing unit has finished reproduction of the final track at step S 29   b , the CD reproducing unit notifies the HD recording and reproducing unit that fact. At step S 30   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit having received the notification from the CD reproducing unit stops recording. At step S 31   b , the CD reproducing unit notifies the HD recording and reproducing unit that the final track is one to be moved. At step S 32   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit having received the notification from the CD reproducing unit stores data that the final track is one to be moved. At step S 33   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit retrieves records of Recorded.msf from TOC DB index number to examine a recorded state of the destination album and each track. At step S 34   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit compares the track list of object to be moved, which it has stored while recording, with the recorded state and moves the track to be really moved to the predetermined album. Finally, at step S 35   c , the track prepared in the temporary storage area is erased. After erasure, the HD recording and reproducing unit notifies the CD reproducing unit that processing has finished and processing comes to an end. 
     A Specific case of the third and the fourth operation examples will be described. The third operation example and fourth operation example are application examples of the above-described first operation example and second operation example. They differs only in that the first and second operation examples move all tracks included in tracks to be moved to the permanent storage area, that is, the ordinary album, whereas the third and fourth operation examples do not move all tracks included in tracks to be moved, namely, do not move tracks already recorded in Recorded.msf, so that the detailed flowchart is not described. 
     According to the above-described embodiments, the following advantageous results will be obtained. 
     First, a user can automatically make the HD recording and reproducing unit store audio data only by listening CD. 
     Secondly, a user can handle the HD recording and reproducing unit just as a CD changer or a jukebox only by listening CD due to the above-described first advantage. 
     Thirdly, when automatically making the HD recording and reproducing unit store audio data as described in the first advantage, because of a function of specifying each individual CD, no disc space of the HD recording and reproducing unit will be consumed in vain. 
     Fourthly, because of the capability of not only specifying each individual CD but also distinguishing recorded tracks from unrecorded ones with respect to each track of CD, even if a user reproduces CD in any order, once all tracks of CD are normally reproduced, all tracks of CD can be recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit. 
     Fifthly, by making use of the above-described second and third advantage as well as the track move which is an edit operation of audio data recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit, even if CD is reproduced in any order, order of audio data file can be regulated automatically in accordance with the same audio-data-file number as in CD. 
     Sixthly, it is possible to analyze the subcode Q of digital data supplied from CD and to give the audio-data-file numbers corresponding with those of CD tracks. By making good use of this function, while recording audio data from CD to the HD recording and reproducing unit, it is possible to control the automatic recording from the CD reproducing unit to the HD recording and reproducing unit without synchronizing the CD reproducing unit with the HD recording and reproducing unit by the audio data file, and thus a time for development can greatly be saved. 
     Next, an operation where the CD reproducing unit stores playing order, playing time, and complete playing state and divides tracks recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit at the end of processing will be described. A conventional track change using subcode must decide a track change point, so that such inconvenience has often occurred unavoidably that the decided time point does not correspond with TOC of CD and so on. In contrast, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to divide tracks at a correct time played by the CD reproducing unit. In this connection, the audio data file is divided using data from TOC data indicating how many milliseconds the reproducing has been made and cutting by the predetermined unit from the head. When the cut point of audio data file is detected using a crystal oscillator, the accuracy of detecting the cut point lowers because the operation of crystal oscillator is influenced by temperature. For this reason, when the cut point of track 1 is a1(sec), the cut point of track 2 being a2(sec), . . . and the cut point of track 10 being a10(sec), a correction is made using a correction coefficient A. In this case, as A×(a9/a10) . . . A×(a2/a10), A×(a1/a10), the correction is made in an inverse order from the final track 10 to the first track 1. In this case, only necessary portions are divided and unnecessary portions are collectively erased for raising the accuracy. 
     In the following, processing according to the present embodiment will be described by dividing into three kinds, namely, processing when the CD reproducing unit is reading TOC, processing while the CD reproducing unit starts reproduction and then stops the reproduction, and processing by the HD recording and reproducing unit after the CD reproducing unit has finished the reproduction. 
       FIG. 33  is a flowchart showing process when the CD reproducing unit reads TOC.  FIG. 33  shows a state in which, when the CD reproducing unit reads TOC, the HD recording and reproducing unit attempts to acquire TOC from CD; further checks whether the TOC data already exists or not; and acquires an index of the TOC database. 
     When the CD reproducing unit is reading TOC at step S 41 , if the HD recording and reproducing unit receives a status signal of reading TOC from the CD reproducing unit, the HD recording and reproducing unit requests the first track number FTNO of CD at step S 42 . At step S 43 , the CD reproducing unit returns the first track number FTNO to the HD recording and reproducing unit. At step S 44 , the HD recording and reproducing unit requests the last track number LTNO of CD. At step S 45 , the CD reproducing unit returns the last track number LTNO to the HD recording and reproducing unit. 
     At step S 46 , the HD recording and reproducing unit sets a condition N=FTNO. At step S 47 , the HD recording and reproducing unit requests TrN data (AMIN, ASEC, AFRAME) of each track from the first track number FTNO to the last track number LTNO. At step S 48 , the CD reproducing unit returns the TrN data (AMIN, ASEC, AFRAME) of each track to the HD recording and reproducing unit. At step S 49 , the HD recording and reproducing unit increments a value of N. At step S 50 , the HD recording and reproducing unit estimates whether N&gt;LTNO or not. When estimating that N&lt;LTNO at step S 50   c , the HD recording and reproducing unit returns processing to step S 47 , and repeats the processing and estimation from step S 47  to step S 50 . If N&gt;LTNO at step S 50 , the HD recording and reproducing unit advances processing to step S 51  and attempts to open TOC database (DB) corresponding to the acquired TOC data. 
     At step S 52 , the HD recording and reproducing unit estimates whether the TOC data just acquired is new one or not. When it already exists, the HD recording and reproducing unit sets a normal open at step S 54 ; stores the index number of Tocdb.msf corresponding to the acquired TOC data; and stores a record of Recorded.msf corresponding to that index number at step S 55 . If data corresponding to the acquired TOC data do not exist yet, the HD recording and reproducing unit sets a new open to record a new record into Tocdb.msf and Recorded.msf at step S 53 , and acquires a new index number at step S 55 . 
     At step S 56 , in order to estimate whether the recording has all finished or not, the HD recording and reproducing unit checks whether each track of CD corresponding to the acquired TOC data has already been recorded all over with reference to a record of Recorded.msf corresponding to the index number. 
     If any track not yet recorded exists at step S 56 , the HD recording and reproducing unit waits for recording at step S 57 . If all tracks have been recorded, no processing will be activated any longer. 
       FIG. 34  is a locus table of reproduction showing a locus followed by the CD reproducing unit from starting reproduction to stopping the reproduction. The reproduction locus table in  FIG. 34  consists of four data on a reproduction locus number PTNO  321 , a reproduction track number TNO  322 , a time of reproduction from beginning thereof AMSEC  323 , and a complete reproduction status STS  324 . 
     The reproduction locus number PTNO  321  is a number corresponding to the number of tracks which the CD reproducing unit recognizes as reproduced. The reproduction track number TNO  322  is a CD track number which is actually reproduced at that time. This reproduction track number TNO  322  does not always correspond with the reproduction locus number PTN  321 . This is because a user is allowed to operate the audio-data-file forwarding, fast forwarding and the like. The time of reproduction from beginning thereof AMSEC  323  is a time from starting reproduction until the CD reproducing unit recognizes that reproduction of the next track has been started. Based on this time, audio data recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit will be divided. The complete reproduction status STS  324  is a flag which is made to be OK when a track has been reproduced without user&#39;s operation to the end, or to be NG when the user&#39;s operation intervenes during reproduction to the end.  FIG. 34  shows such example. This example shows a state in which a CD containing 16 tracks in total is reproduced while user&#39;s operation such as audio-data-file forwarding intervenes on the way and is stopped after the reproduction of 32 tracks has been made. 
       FIG. 35  shows a recorded state of each track. This is a schematic diagram showing a state  332  of whether the reproduction track number TNO  331  of each track described in records of Recorded.msf corresponding to the acquired index numbers shown in  FIG. 33  is already recorded or not. In this example also, the same as the above-described example, tracks of the CD having 16 tracks in total have already been partially recorded. 
       FIG. 36  is a flowchart showing a move operation. This is a flowchart of estimating based on the data shown in  FIGS. 34 and 35  whether an audio data track should be moved to the permanent storage area or not. In this figure, in order to simplify expressions in the flowchart, it is assumed that, when PTNO is n, C(n) represents the n-th track number TNO; T(n) represents the n-th reproducing time AMSEC (however, T( 0 ) represents the head of audio data file); and S(n) represents the n-th status STS. 
     Each examination processing begins at the last PTNO of reproduction lotus data and continues to the first PTNO in turn. Now, n is assumed to be PTNO under examination. 
     To start with, it is set that n=32 and m=32 at step S 61 . At step S 62 , it is examined whether S(n) is completely reproduced or not. If not completely reproduced at step S 62 , n is decreased by one at step S 70  so as to examine the next PTNO. If completely reproduced at step S 62 , it is examined whether C(n) has already recorded or not from Recorded.msf at step S 63 . If not recorded at step S 63 , n is decreased by one at step S 70  so as to examine the next PTNO. If not recorded at step S 63 , processing to extract the track is carried out. 
     When processing is branched in case of NO at steps S 62  and S 63 , no divide of tracks is performed. This is for reducing the number of times of divide to raise a processing speed. 
     When the track is extracted, garbage data forming NG may sometimes be attached to the rear of track. Accordingly, track Tr 1  is once divided first at a time of T(n+1) from the head of track at step S 65 . At step S 66 , track Tr 2  which is garbage data resulting from divide is erased. Next, in order to extract a track desired to be taken out, track Tr 1  is divided at a time of T(n−1) from the head of track. This means that the track Tr 2  as a track desired to be moved has been extracted. 
     Thus, the track Tr 2  is moved to a destination album at step S 68 . The destination album can be found from Recorded.msf. However, when moving, the index number INDEX and TOC TNO of TOC database are written into a record of Playtime.msf corresponding to the file number of moving track. At a time point when the move has been completed, a mark of already recorded is attached to a record corresponding to the index number INDEX of Recorded.msf and both the databases are renewed. This processing will be confirmed with reference to a flowchart of track move described later on. 
     Next, a value of n is substituted for m and garbage data is recognized to be erased at step S 69 . At step S 70 , n is decreased by one. At step S 71 , processing returns to step S 62  to repeat processing and estimation from step S 62  to step S 71  until n=0. 
       FIG. 37  is a flowchart of explaining the track move described at step S 68  in  FIG. 36 . It is herein assumed for explanation that an album number which is a destination of the track move is A and a variable of counting track in A is p. The C(n) of track desired to be moved is assumed to be Q. Further, D(p) represents TOC TNO indicated by track p in album A. 
     To begin with, at step S 81 , the TOC DB INDEX number and TNO of a track desired to be moved are described to renew Playtime.msf. Next, it is assumed that p=1 at step S 82 . At step S 83 , it is estimated whether Q&lt;D(p) or not. If Q&gt;Dp p is incremented by one at step S 85 . At step S 87 , the result at step S 83  is examined in turn from track 1 of the destination album A until p reaches the last track. Contents of the examination is whether C(n) of the track desired to be moved is larger than TOC TNO, that is, D(p) of the destination track p, or not. 
     When Q&lt;D(p) at step S 83 , track is moved to the track p of album A at step S 84 . What is desired to perform at this step is to arrange tracks in the same order as reproduction order of CD&#39;s TOC by moving. For this purpose, track is moved to a place where the relation C(n)&lt;D(p) exists. When the relation C(n)&lt;D(p) does not exist even if the examination is made to the last track of the destination album, a track desired to be moved will be the last track of the destination album. 
     Finally, at step S 86 , it is recorded in Recorded.msf that TNO Q is already recorded. 
     It should be noted that, although an embodiments in which the present invention is applied to audio dubbing from CD to HDD has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto and is also applicable to a case of dubbing AV file, for example. from a recording medium in which video signal is recorded (such as DVD or Blu-ray Disk) to HDD and the like. 
     According to the embodiment described above, the following advantageous results are obtained. 
     In addition to the above-described first to sixth advantages, seventhly, because each of the CD reproducing unit and HD recording and reproducing unit do not employ a system to distinguish tracks, it is possible to select only necessary tracks without fail after dividing track after the end of reproduction. 
     Eighthly, because the size of track which can be recorded in the HD recording and reproducing unit is equal to the reproducing time of each track of the CD reproducing unit, as compared with a unit which changes track based on subcode sent from the CD reproducing unit like a MD recording and reproducing unit, one of conventional recording and reproducing units, it is possible to change track surely and make the size of track equal to that of CD&#39;s tracks. 
     Ninthly, by virtue of the above-described seventh advantage, it is possible to improve the quality and operability of reproduced audio. 
     Tenthly, because the number of times of divide can be restricted when making use of algorithm of track divide, it is possible to reduce a time required for processing. 
     Additionally, although an embodiment in which audio data is automatically recorded from a CD reproducing unit to a HD recording and reproducing unit has been described for an example, the present invention is not limited thereto and is of course applicable to a case where reproduced data of a plurality of data files which have a definite predetermined reproduction order is automatically recorded from another reproducing unit to another recording and reproducing unit, so long as it falls within the scope of claims of the present invention. 
     A recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes: reproducing means for reproducing main data and a first management data for managing the main data that are recorded in a first recording medium; recording and reproducing means for recording in and reproducing from a second recording medium the main data and a second management data for managing the main data to be recorded that are reproduced from the first recording medium; end detection means for detecting an end of each track of the main data that is reproduced by the reproducing means; complete reproducing detection means for detecting that the track has been reproduced completely; management data renewal means for renewing the second management data recorded in the second recording medium, based on detected results from the end detection means and the complete reproducing detection means; and control means for controlling recording the main data reproduced from the first recording medium into the second recording medium based on the second management data and for controlling the management data renewal means so as to renew the second management data when the main data is recorded in the second recording medium. Therefore, because efficient recording can be made by controlling the recording in the second recording medium based on the second management data, it is possible to reduce a waste of time and a storage capacity, whereby such an advantage is obtained that improvements of the reproduction quality and operability can be expected. 
     Moreover, in the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention described above, because the second management data is renewed based on a reproduction order of tracks recorded in the first management data, such an advantage is obtained that the correspondence to the reproduction order of the original first recording medium can be made in the second recording medium. 
     Furthermore, the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a reproduction order changing means for reproducing tracks of main data from the first recording medium in a different reproduction order from that of tracks recorded in the first recording medium, wherein even when the main data recorded in the first recording medium is reproduced in a different reproduction order from that of tracks recorded in the first recording medium by the reproduction order changing means, the second management data is renewed by the management data renewal means based on the reproduction order of tracks recorded in the first management data. Therefore, even though a reproducing file having an arbitrary reproduction order is reproduced as it is, the correspondence to the reproduction order of the original first recording medium can be made, which brings another advantage. 
     Moreover, in the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention described above, the reproduction order change means decides a reproduction order of the main data from the first recording medium based on an input from an operation means operated by a user. Therefore, even if the reproduction order is changed or erased arbitrarily by a random reproduction or user&#39;s input for example, the correspondence to the reproduction order of the original recording medium can be made, which also brings another advantage. 
     Furthermore, the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a random number generator means for generating random numbers, wherein the above-described reproduction order change means decides the reproduction order of the main data recorded in the first recording medium based on the random numbers generated by the random number generator means. Therefore, even though the reproduction order is changed or erased arbitrarily based on the random numbers, the correspondence to the reproduction order of the original first recording medium can be made, which brings another advantage. 
     Moreover, in the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention described above, the control means suppresses the recording of the reproduced main data into the second recording medium, when it is estimated based on the second management data that the already-recorded main data is reproduced from the first recording medium. Therefore, a user will never record a file which he has ever reproduced from the first recording medium into the second recording medium repeatedly, which brings another advantage that a waste of time and a storage capacity can be reduced. 
     Furthermore, in the above-described recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the control means controls the management data renewal means so as to renew the second management data based on management data on the main data which is reproduced from the first recording medium and is not yet recorded in the second recording medium. Therefore, another advantage is obtained that a user can manage a new file which he has never reproduced from the first recording medium using the second management data. 
     Furthermore, the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a divider means for dividing the main data to be recorded in the second recording medium based on the end detection signal of each track of the main data from the end detection means for recording. Therefore, it is possible to select only necessary track without fail after dividing track after reproduction has finished. Moreover, a size of recorded tracks is equal to a reproducing time of each track in the first recording medium, so that it is possible to change track surely as compared with a conventional apparatus which changes track by means of subcode sent from the first recording medium and to make the size of track equal to that of the first recording medium. Further, because the number of times of divide can be restricted, a time required for processing is saved. This brings another advantage that enables the reproduction quality and operability to be improved. 
     The recording and reproducing method according to the present invention is used for the recording and reproducing apparatus including: reproducing means for reproducing the main data and the first management data for managing the main data that are recorded in the first recording medium; recording and reproducing means for recording in and reproducing from the second recording medium the main data and the second management data for managing the main data to be recorded that are reproduced from the first recording medium; and control means for making various controls, in which the main data is recorded or reproduced based on the second management data. The method includes an end detection step of detecting an end of each track of the main data reproduced by the reproducing means; a complete reproducing detection step of detecting that track has been reproduced completely; a management data renewal step of renewing the second management data to be recorded in the second recording medium based on detected results in the end detection step and complete reproducing detection step; and a control step of controlling recording the main data reproduced from the first recording medium into the second recording medium based on the second management data and controlling the management data renewal step by the control means so as to renew the second management data when the main data has been recorded in the second recording medium. Therefore, by controlling the recording into the second recording medium based on the second management data, efficient recording can be made and so a waste of time and a storage capacity can be reduced. This brings an advantageous result that improvements of the reproduction quality and operability can be expected. 
     Moreover, in the above-described recording and reproducing method according to the present invention, the second management data is renewed based on reproduction order of tracks recorded in the first recording medium, so that an advantage is obtained that the correspondence to original reproduction order of the first recording medium can be made in the second recording medium. 
     The recording and reproducing method according to the present invention further includes a reproduction order changing step of reproducing tracks of the main data from the first recording medium in reproduction order different from that of tracks recorded in the first management data. Even when the main data recorded in the first recording medium is reproduced, in the reproducing changing step, in different reproduction order from that of tracks recorded in the first management data, the second management data is renewed in the management data renewal step based on reproduction order of tracks recorded in the first management data. Thus, even if a reproducing file having arbitrary reproduction order is reproduced as it is, the correspondence to original reproduction order of the first recording medium can be made, which brings another advantage. 
     Furthermore, in the above-described reproduction order changing step of the recording and reproducing method according to the present invention, reproduction order of the main data from the first recording medium is decided based on an input from an operation means operated by a user. Therefore, even though the reproduction order is changed or erased arbitrarily by a random reproduction or user&#39;s input for example, the correspondence to the original reproduction order of the first recording medium can be made, which brings another advantage. 
     Moreover, the recording and reproducing method according to the present invention further includes the random number generating step in which the random numbers are generated, wherein the reproduction order of the main data recorded in the first recording medium is decided, in the reproduction order changing step, based on random numbers generated in the random number generating step. Therefore, even though the reproduction order is changed or erased arbitrarily based on the random numbers, the correspondence to the reproduction order of the original first recording medium can be made, which brings another advantage. 
     Furthermore, in the recording and reproducing method according to the present invention, when it is estimated in the control step that the already-recorded main data is reproduced from the first recording medium based on the second management data, recording of the reproduced main data into the second recording medium is suppressed. Therefore, a user will never record repeatedly a file which he has ever reproduced from the first recording medium. This brings another advantage that a waste of time and a storage capacity can be reduced. 
     Moreover, in the recording and reproducing method according to the present invention, when it is estimated in the control step that the main data not yet recorded in the second recording medium is reproduced from the first recording medium, the management data renewal step is controlled so as to renew the second management data based on the management data on the main data which is reproduced from the first recording medium and is not yet recorded in the second recording medium. Therefore, another advantage is obtained that a user can manage with the second data a new file which he has never reproduced from the first recording medium. 
     Furthermore, the recording and reproducing method according to the present invention includes the dividing step in which the main data to be recorded in the second recording medium is divided for recording based on the end detection signal of each track of the main data from the end detection step. Therefore, it is possible to select only necessary track without fail after dividing track after the end of reproduction. Moreover, because the size of track to be recorded is equal to the reproducing time of each track of the first recording medium, as compared with a conventional apparatus which changes track by the subcode sent from the first recording medium, it is possible to change track surely and make the size of track equal to that of the first recording medium. Further, because the number of times of divide can be restricted, with reducing a time required for processing, an advantage is obtained that the reproduction quality and operability can be improved. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention can be applied to a recording and reproducing system for simultaneously recording audio data reproduced from CD in HDD to be reproduced. 
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           1  . . . CD 
           2  . . . REPRODUCING MEANS 
           3  . . . COMPLETE REPRODUCING DETECTION MEANS 
           4  . . . END DETECTION MEANS 
           5  . . . GENERATING MEANS 
           6  . . . MOVE LIST 
           7  . . . RECORDING AND REPRODUCING MEANS 
           8  . . . RENEWAL MEANS 
           9  . . . HDD 
           10  . . . DIVIDER MEANS 
           11  . . . PBLIST 
           12  . . . AUDIO DATA 
           21  to  24  . . . CD  001  to CD  004   
           25  . . . REPRODUCTION ORDER OF AUDIO DATA FILE 
           26  . . . MANAGEMENT DATA 
           27  . . . MANAGEMENT FILE 
           28  . . . AUDIO DATA 
           29  . . . AUDIO FILE 
           30  . . . MANAGEMENT NUMBER 
           31  . . . CD&#39;S AUDIO DATA FILE NUMBER 
           32  . . . REPRODUCTION RESULTS COMPLETE/INCOMPLETE 
           33  . . . AUDIO FILE ON HDD 
           34  . . . ORIGINAL AUDIO DATA FILE NUMBER OF CD 
           35  . . . MOVE LIST 
           41  . . . SYSTEM CONTROLLER 
           42  . . . CD REPRODUCING UNIT 
           43  . . . HD RECORDING AND REPRODUCING UNIT 
           44  . . . AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT SECTION 
           45  . . . EXTERNAL CONTROL TERMINAL 
           51  . . . CD 
           52  . . . SPINDLE MOTOR 
           53  . . . OPTICAL HEAD 
           54  . . . SLED MECHANISM 
           55  . . . SERVO CIRCUIT 
           56  . . . RF AMPLIFIER 
           57  . . . DECODER 
           58  . . . CD CONTROLLER 
           61  . . . ONE FRAME 
           62  . . . SYNCHRONIZING PATTERN 
           63  . . . SUBCODING 
           64  . . . DATA AND PARITY 
           65  . . . SUBCODE DATA PQRSTUVW 
           71  . . . SUBCODE Q DATA 
           72  . . . CONTROL 
           73  . . . ADDRESS 
           74  . . . DATA 
           75  . . . CRC 
           81  . . . DIGITAL INTERFACE 
           82  . . . ANALOG INTERFACE 
           83  . . . COMPRESS/EXPAND 
           84  . . . ENCODER/DECODER 
           85  . . . COMMON RAM 
           86  . . . HD CONTROLLER 
           87  . . . SDRAM 
           88  . . . FILR SYSTEM 
           89  . . . HDD 
           91  . . . ROOT DIRECTORY 
           92  . . . DIRECTORY HiFi 
           93 - 1  . . . . Pblist.msf (ALBUM NUMBER MANAGEMENR FILE) 
           93 - 2  . . . . Playtime.msf (REPRODUCTION TIME MANAGEMENT DATABASE) 
           93 - 3  . . . Namedb.msf (ALBUM/TRACK NAME DATABASE) 
           93 - 4  . . . . Tocdb.msf (CD TOC DATABASE) 
           93 - 5  . . . . Recorded.msf (DATABASE OF RECORDED AUDIO DATA FILE) 
           93 - 6  . . . Album 000   
           93 - 6 - 1  . . . Pb000001.msf (ALBUM 1 MANAGEMENT FILE) 
           93 - 6 - 2  . . . Pb00002.msf (ALBUM 2 MANAGEMENT FILE) 
           93 - 6 - 500  . . . Pb0001f4.msf (ALBUM 500 MANAGEMENT FILE) 
           94 - 1  . . . Album 001   
           94 - 1 - 1  . . . A3d00001.msa (AUDIO FILE) 
           94 - 2  . . . Album 002   
           94 - 100  . . . Album 100   
           95  . . . Playlist 
           95 - 1  . . . Pb0001f5.msf (PLAYLIST 1 MANAGEMENT FILE) 
           95 - 2  . . . Pb0001f6.msf (PLAYLIST 2 MANAGEMENT FILE) 
           95 - 10  . . . Pb0001fe.msf (PLAYLIST 10 MANAGEMENT FILE) 
           96  . . . . Temp 
           96 - 1  . . . Pb0001ff.msf (AUTOMATIC RECORDING MANAGEMENT FILE)