Abstract: To provide an information reproduction apparatus which can consecutively reproduce a plurality of clips of an information material without the need for preparing resources of two channels and without using a special, dedicated encoder a write finish flag generator is provided which sets a write finish flag WF at a time point when writing of a cluster of a certain clip from a recording medium to an information material storage unit is finished in a case where at least part of the last cluster of the preceding clip is invalid data in reproducing the clip, preceding the clip, of an information material supplied from the information material storage unit.

Abstract: A reduced height disc drive apparatus having a record medium and drive motor disposed within a tightly closed box and a thin, non-fibrous type circuit board mounted in an extra space formed between the record medium and an internal surface of the box.