A recording and playback device comprising: a plurality of microphones ; an operating section for specifying a directivity direction according to an operation by a user; a first directivity control section that is adapted to perform, on audio signals picked up by the plurality of microphones , enhancement processing in a directivity direction specified by the operating section at the time of recording; an effect processing unit that is adapted to perform effect processing on the directivity-control processed audio data obtained after the processing by the first directivity control section; a recording section that is adapted to record, in a memory, effect processed audio data obtained after the effect processing by the effect processing unit, parameters used in the effect processing of the directivity-control processed audio data and directivity-control unprocessed audio data not having been processed by the first directivity control section; a reading section that is adapted to read out the effect processed audio data and the directivity-control unprocessed audio data recorded in the memory; a second directivity control section that is adapted to, when the directivity-control unprocessed audio data are read out, perform, on the read directivity-control unprocessed audio data, enhancement processing in a directivity direction specified by the operating section at the time of playback; and a playback section that is adapted to selectively play back the read effect processed audio data and the audio data processed by the second directivity control section according to an operation by a user, wherein the directivity-control unprocessed audio data are audio data that are not subjected to effect processing, and wherein the playback section is adapted to perform effect processing on the audio data processed by the second directivity control section, using the parameters used in the effect processing of the directivity-control processed audio data. a plurality of microphones ; an operating section for specifying a directivity direction according to an operation by a user; a first directivity control section that is adapted to perform, on audio signals picked up by the plurality of microphones , enhancement processing in a directivity direction specified by the operating section at the time of recording; an effect processing unit that is adapted to perform effect processing on the directivity-control processed audio data obtained after the processing by the first directivity control section; a recording section that is adapted to record, in a memory, effect processed audio data obtained after the effect processing by the effect processing unit, parameters used in the effect processing of the directivity-control processed audio data and directivity-control unprocessed audio data not having been processed by the first directivity control section; a reading section that is adapted to read out the effect processed audio data and the directivity-control unprocessed audio data recorded in the memory; a second directivity control section that is adapted to, when the directivity-control unprocessed audio data are read out, perform, on the read directivity-control unprocessed audio data, enhancement processing in a directivity direction specified by the operating section at the time of playback; and a playback section that is adapted to selectively play back the read effect processed audio data and the audio data processed by the second directivity control section according to an operation by a user, wherein the directivity-control unprocessed audio data are audio data that are not subjected to effect processing, and <EOS>