Recording control apparatus for use with tape recorder

Claim 1

A recording control apparatus for use with a tape recorder having a recording head and a reproduction head for editing information on a recording tape, comprising: a recording circuit selectively activated to provide recording information to said recording head; a clock generating means for generating clock pulses that provide the basis for controlling said recording circuit, said clock pulses being detected from said recording tape by said reproduction head; a counting means for counting said clock pulses beginning with a predetermined value, said counting means including a first counter and a second counter; a counter setting means for providing said predetermined value to said counting means, said counter setting means setting a first initial value to said first counter and a second initial value to said second counter; a recording circuit control means for controlling said recording circuit in accordance with an output of said counting means, said recording circuit control means leaving a first state of editing and entering a second state of editing when said first counter ends its counting, said recording circuit control means conversely leaving said second state and returning to said first state when said second counter ends its counting after said first counter; and a control means for generating said predetermined value and supplying said predetermined value to said counter setting means so that a start time and a stop time for recording said information on said recording tape are controlled by said predetermined value.