Sony Corporation

Takashi Kono

Toshimitsu Kamai

Shinji Kakuyama

Akira Minegishi

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 characteristic which varies with the frequency of the signal being recorded, and the levels of the FM audio signals in the first and second mixed signals being substantially less than the levels of the FM luminance and frequency converted chrominance signal and different from each other in the sense to compensate for the magnetic characteristic which varies with frequency. The levels of the FM audio signals in the first and second mixed audio and video signals are desirably varied upon changes in the level of the audio signal to be recorded.

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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 first through fourth FM audio signals, a second mixing circuit for mixing the second and fourth FM audio signals with the video signal, and first and second magnetic heads having different azimuth angles and respectively receiving first and second mixed audio and video signals from the first and second mixing circuits, respectively, for recording of such first and second mixed signals in record tracks which are adjacent each other on a magnetic record medium.

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Takashi Kono