Recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, and recording and/or reproducing apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus has a microphone, an analog to digital converting circuit, a semiconductor memory, an input device, and a controller. The analog to digital converting circuit converts an output signal from the microphone into a digital signal. The semiconductor memory stores the digital signal. The input device at least carries out input of a record start instruction and a record end instruction. The controller, according to the instruction input from the input device, controls the start and stop of writing the digital signal into the semiconductor memory. When the input device is operated and a predetermined time interval has passed, the controller controls to start writing the digital signal from the analog / digital converting circuit into the semiconductor memory.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 905,137, filed on Jul. 13, 2001, which is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 08 / 925,126, filed on Sep. 8, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,092, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein, which claim priority from Japanese Patent Application Nos. 08-246684 filed on Sep. 18, 1996, and 2000-179002 filed on Jun. 14, 2000.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, a reproducing apparatus, and a recording and / or reproducing apparatus and particularly to a recording apparatus, a reproducing apparatus, and a recording and / or reproducing apparatus having a storage device. [0003] A voice signal recording apparatus such as a portable, small-size tape recorder and an optical magnetic disc apparatus capable of writing normally has a built-in microphone for recording in a cabinet thereof. The cabinet also has...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a recording and / or reproducing apparatus that solves the problem of recording and storing high-quality audio signals. The apparatus includes a microphone, analog to digital converting circuit, storage device, input device, and controller. The controller controls the start and stop of writing the digital signal from the analog to digital converting circuit into the storage device based on the input from the input device. The apparatus also includes a time setter for specifying a time and a memory for storing the time data. The apparatus can record and play high-quality audio signals with ease.

Problems solved by technology

The above-mentioned small-size voice signal recording apparatus has a problem that a click sound is also recorded because it is impossible to assure a sufficient distance between a microphone and, for example, a recording start pushbutton switch.

Thus, a small-size voice signal recording apparatus having a built-in microphone has a problem that if a pushbutton switch provided with a click mechanism is used for improving operation feeling for a user, the click sound of the pushbutton switch is also unnecessarily recorded.

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