that is running of the tape is stopped at the inter music part the ff operation of the mechanism and the operation of the inter music detection circuit as described above is released in response to a tape end signal this is an 34 h 34 level signal outputted by the tape end detection circuit when no inter music part is detected until the tapes runs to the end when the rew operation button 11 and the pms operation button 12 are operated simultaneously the flip flops 24 and 25 are set so that the control section 28 causes the mechanism to conduct the ff operation and activates the inter music detection circuit furthermore in response to the inter music part detection or the tape end detection the flip flops 24 and 25 are reset so that the rew operation and the operation of the inter music detection circuit are released when only the ff operation button or the rew operation button is operated only the ff operation or the rew operation is ordinarily carried out irrespective of the presence of the inter music part the tape is run to the end unless a stop operation is carried out the tape is stopped in response to the tape end signal which is outputted when the tape.