To provide a recording device and a medium conveyance method for feeding a preceding medium and a following medium continuously while keeping a necessary interval between them and improving throughput.

When feeding a paper over conveyance distance a, the preceding paper is conveyed up to a position for controlling interval between pages so that conveyance speed of an ASF motor becomes the same speed as conveyance speed of a PF motor, then, driving of the ASF motor is stopped, and driving of the ASF motor is restarted just after the preceding paper is conveyed by distance Lgap for controlling interval between pages. During this period, conveyance speed of the PF motor is changed from V1 to higher speed V2.