Abstract: A brake pulse forming circuit determines the rotational direction of a capstan motor in each edge of signals FG1 and FG2, utilizing D type flip-flops (21, 22, 23 and 24) and an NOR gate (25). A brake pulse f having a longer pulse width supplied from an intermittent driving circuit (10) to brake the capstan motor in a reverse direction is terminated by an AND gate (27), simultaneously with reverse detection of the capstan motor, and is applied to a capstan motor driving circuit as a corrected brake pulse j having a proper pulse width. In addition, a motor drive signal g supplied from the intermittent driving circuit (10) is terminated by an OR gate (26), simultaneously with reverse detection of the capstan motor. However, an EX-OR gate (28) prevents the motor driving signal g from being terminated by erroneous determination of the rotational direction at the time of starting the capstan motor.