PURPOSE: To record surely musics without dropping out the top parts thereof by detecting the top part of the reproduced signal from a digital audio disc and reproducing the same after returning a pickup in the reverse direction for a certain time then starting the recording.

CONSTITUTION: When a disc player is put in a play state, the reproduced output (m) thereof is inputted to a recording controller 10, and the rise (top part of a music) is detected with a rise detecting circuit 15. The detected output is applied to a one-shot circuit 17. When the circuit 17 is triggered, a reverse instruction signal for the disc player is outputted. An FF 14 is reset by the detected output (e) and a play indication signal (d) is annihilated. The lapse of the reverse period is detected with a detecting circuit 18 for the fall of a reverse instruction signal (f). The FF 14 is again set by the detected output (g), and a play indication signal (d) is generated. An FF 19 is also set, and the recording instruction signal for a tape recorder is obtained.