Patent ID: 6876605

Claim:
An information-signal recording apparatus comprising: first means for rotating an information-signal recording medium having “n” places, where “n” denotes a predetermined natural number equal to or greater than 2; second means for selecting one from different transfer rates; a buffer memory for temporarily storing “n” information signals inputted at respective “n” transfer rates corresponding to the transfer rate selected by the second means; third means for reading out the “n” information signals from the buffer memory on a time sharing basis; a head for recording the “n” information signals, which have been read out from the buffer memory by the second means, on the “n” places of the information-signal recording medium respectively on a time sharing basis at a constant transfer rate higher than the “n” transfer rates; and fourth means for controlling the buffer memory to absorb a difference between the constant transfer rate provided by the head and the “n” transfer rates of the “n” information signals inputted into the buffer memory.