Apparatus for magnetic recording and reproducing digital audio data allocates upper bits and lower bits on an alternating basis among pair of tracks
First Claim
1. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing left channel and right channel audio data with a high it rate, wherein a running speed of a magnetic tape and a number of revolutions of a rotary head round which said magnetic tape is wrapped are controlled to "N" times in case of normal mode (N≧
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"N" is a positive integer), and processing speeds of a reproducing signal processing unit, a modulating circuit, a demodulating circuit, and a recording signal processing unit are "N" times in case of the normal mode, said recording and reproducing apparatus comprising;
dividing means for dividing quantized data a number of bits of which is "m" into upper-bit data a number of bits of which is "m1 " and lower-bit data a number of bits of which is "m2 " for each left and right channel;
discriminating data generating means for generating discriminating data for discriminating between said upper "m1 " bits data and lower "m2 " bits data;
data converting means for converting each of said upper "m1 " bits data and lower "m2 " bits data into "n" bits data (n≧
m1, n>
m2), and sequentially outputting them at said N times processing period;
recording signal generating means for interleaving an output from said data converting means at said N times interleaving period, and then converting them into recording data with error correcting codes; and
recording data recording means for forming N pairs of recording tracks having a positive or a negative azimuth angle at said N times interleaving period, and sequentially recording said recording data and discriminating data in a predetermined area onto said N pairs of recording tracks (N, m, m1, m2, and n are positive integers);
whereinsaid data converting means further operates for setting said processing period to twice said interleaving period, and dividing each of recording tracks into a scan start side recording area and a succeeding scan end side recording area, with respect to two pairs of said recording tracks formed by said processing period;
in said two pairs of recording tracks consisting of first, second, third, and fourth recording tracks;
one of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the first recording track, and the other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said succeeding scan end side recording area;
said other of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the second recording track, and said one of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area;
one of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated the said scan start side recording area of the third recording track, and the other of said left channel or right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; and
said other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the fourth recording track, and said other of said left channel or right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area.
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Abstract
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus divides long bit-length data into upper bit data and lower bit data, and records both data along with discriminating data in a manner that the upper-bit data and the lower-bit data are allocated and recorded, on an alternating basis, onto the scan start side areas and the scan end side areas of a plurality of pairs of recording tracks, in order to obtain more high-quality digital audio signal to be recorded and reproduced.
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17 Claims
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1. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing left channel and right channel audio data with a high it rate, wherein a running speed of a magnetic tape and a number of revolutions of a rotary head round which said magnetic tape is wrapped are controlled to "N" times in case of normal mode (N≧
- 2;
"N" is a positive integer), and processing speeds of a reproducing signal processing unit, a modulating circuit, a demodulating circuit, and a recording signal processing unit are "N" times in case of the normal mode, said recording and reproducing apparatus comprising;dividing means for dividing quantized data a number of bits of which is "m" into upper-bit data a number of bits of which is "m1 " and lower-bit data a number of bits of which is "m2 " for each left and right channel; discriminating data generating means for generating discriminating data for discriminating between said upper "m1 " bits data and lower "m2 " bits data; data converting means for converting each of said upper "m1 " bits data and lower "m2 " bits data into "n" bits data (n≧
m1, n>
m2), and sequentially outputting them at said N times processing period;recording signal generating means for interleaving an output from said data converting means at said N times interleaving period, and then converting them into recording data with error correcting codes; and recording data recording means for forming N pairs of recording tracks having a positive or a negative azimuth angle at said N times interleaving period, and sequentially recording said recording data and discriminating data in a predetermined area onto said N pairs of recording tracks (N, m, m1, m2, and n are positive integers);
whereinsaid data converting means further operates for setting said processing period to twice said interleaving period, and dividing each of recording tracks into a scan start side recording area and a succeeding scan end side recording area, with respect to two pairs of said recording tracks formed by said processing period; in said two pairs of recording tracks consisting of first, second, third, and fourth recording tracks; one of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the first recording track, and the other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said succeeding scan end side recording area; said other of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the second recording track, and said one of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; one of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated the said scan start side recording area of the third recording track, and the other of said left channel or right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; and said other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the fourth recording track, and said other of said left channel or right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing left channel and right channel audio data with a high bit rate, wherein a running speed of a magnetic tape and a number of revolutions of a rotary head round which said magnetic tape is wrapped are controlled to "N" times in case of normal mode (N≧
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"N" is a positive integer), processing speeds of a reproducing signal processing unit, a modulating circuit, a demodulating circuit, and a recording signal processing unit are "N" times in case of the normal mode, said recording and reproducing apparatus comprising;dividing means for dividing quantized data a number of bits of which is "m" into upper-bit data a number of bits of which is "m" and lower-bit data a number of bits of which is "m" for each left and right channel; discriminating data generating means for generating discriminating data for discriminating between said upper "m1 " bits data and lower "m2 " bits data; data converting means for converting each of said Upper "m1 " bits data and lower "m2 " bits data into "n" bits data (n≧
m1, n>
m2), and sequentially outputting them at said N times processing period;recording signal generating means for interleaving an output from said data converting means at said N times interleaving period, and then converting them into recording data with error correcting codes; and recording data recording means for forming N pairs of recording tracks having a positive or a negative azimuth angle at said N times interleaving period, and sequentially recording said recording data and discriminating data in a predetermined area onto said N pairs of recording tracks m, m1, m2, and n are positive integers);
wherein;said data converting means further operates for setting said processing period to twice said interleaving period, and dividing each of said recording tracks into a scan start side recording area and a succeeding scan end side recording area; in two pairs of said N pairs of recording tracks consisting of first, second, third, and fourth recording tracks formed in said processing period; one of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the first recording track, and the other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; said one of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the second recording track, and said other of said left channel or right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; said other of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the third recording track, and said one of said left channel or right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; said other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start recording area of the fourth recording track, and said one of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; and converting data in which said upper-bit data and lower-bit data are continuous are generated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing left channel and right channel audio data with a high bit rate, wherein a running speed of a magnetic tape and a number of revolutions of a rotary head round which said magnetic tape is wrapped are controlled to "N" times in case of normal mode (N≧
- 2;
"N" is a positive integer), and processing speeds of a reproducing signal processing unit, a modulating circuit, a demodulating circuit, and a recording signal processing unit are "N" times in case of the normal mode, said recording and reproducing apparatus comprising;dividing means for dividing quantized data a number of bits of which is "m" into upper-bit data a number of bits of which is "m1 " and lower-bit data a number of bits of which is "m2 " for each left and right channel; discriminating data generating means for generating discriminating data for discriminating between said upper "m1 " bits data na lower "m2 " bits data; data converting means for converting each of said upper "m1 " bits data and lower "m2 " bits data into "n" bits data (n≧
m1, n>
m2), and sequentially outputting them at said N times processing period;recording signal generating means for interleaving an output from said data converting means at said N times interleaving period, and then converting them into recording data with error correcting codes; and recording data recording means for forming N pairs of recording tracks having a positive or a negative azimuth angle at said N times interleaving period, and sequentially recording said recording data and discriminating data in a predetermined area onto said N pairs of recording tracks (N, m, m1, m2, and n are positive integers);
wherein;said data converting means further operates for setting said processing period to twice said interleaving period, and dividing each of said recording tracks into a scan start side recording area and a scan end side recording area; in two pairs of said N pairs of recording tracks consisting of first, second, third and fourth recording tracks formed in said processing period; one of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the first recording track, and the other of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; said other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the second recording track, and said one of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the first half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; said one of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the third recording track, and said other of said left channel or said right channel lower-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; said other of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to said scan start side recording area of the fourth recording track, and said one of said left channel or said right channel upper-bit data of the second half of said processing period is allocated to the succeeding scan end side recording area; and converting data in which said upper-bit data and said lower-bit data are continuous are generated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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