Abstract: A video and audio signal reproducing apparatus comprises an audio signal processing circuit which reproduces at least one audio signal recorded in at least one longitudinally disposed track on a magnetic recording medium, a mixed signal processing circuit which reproduces the audio signal from first and second mixed audio and video signals recorded in first and second adjacent slant tracks, respectively, on the magnetic recording medium, and a detecting circuit which detects when the audio signal is included in the signals recorded in the slant tracks on the magnetic recording medium and which selects the audio signal from the mixed signal processing circuit when the audio signal is reproduced thereby and which selects the audio signal from audio signal processing circuit at all other times.

Abstract: A video and audio signal recording apparatus includes frequency-modulators in which an audio signal, for example, a stereophonic left signal, modulates first and second carriers with different frequencies so as to provide first and second FM audio signals, respectively, a first mixing circuit for mixing the first FM audio signal with a video signal, such as, a composite color video signal having a frequency modulated luminance component signal in a frequency band separated from the band of a frequency-converted chrominance component signal so as to provide an interval therebetween for accommodating the FM audio signals, a second mixing circuit for mixing the second FM audio signal with the video signal, first and second magnetic heads respectively receiving first and second mixed audio and video signals from the first and second mixing circuits, respectively, for recording in respective record tracks which are adjacent each other on a magnetic record medium, the heads and record medium having a magnetic chara

Abstract: A video and audio signal recording apparatus includes first and second frequency-modulators in which a first audio signal, for example, a stereophonic left signal, modulates a first carrier and a second carrier with a frequency higher than that of the first carrier so as to provide first and second FM audio signals, respectively, third and fourth frequency-modulators in which a second audio signal, for example, the stereophonic right signal, modulates a third carrier with a frequency higher than that of the second carrier and a fourth carrier with a frequency higher than that of the third carrier so as to provide third and fourth FM audio signals, respectively, a first mixing circuit for mixing the first and third FM audio signals with a video signal, such as, a composite color video signal having a frequency modulated luminance component signal in a frequency band separated from the band of a frequency-converted chrominance component signal so as to provide an interval therebetween for accommodating the firs

Abstract: In an apparatus for reproducing video signals recorded in successive parallel tracks extending at an angle to the lengthwise direction of a tape and wherein two main reproducing heads having different azimuth angles with respect to each other are arranged to be diametrically opposed and alternately reproduce the video signals from the tracks when the tape is transported lengthwise at a standard speed, and an auxiliary reproducing head having the same azimuth angle as one of the main reproducing heads is circumferentially displaced by (n+0.

Abstract: In an apparatus which reproduces video signals using rotating heads to scan oblique tracks formed on a tape, the tape is intermittently moved and stopped by a tape capstan motor which is driven by a motor drive pulse. The motor drive pulse is generated at predetermined time intervals corresponding to a predetermined number of tracks for slow-motion reproduction of the recorded video signals. Deviations in the amount of tape intermittently advanced, as measured by a predetermined number of tracks, is avoided by varying the pulse-width or amplitude of the motor drive pulse.