PURPOSE: To allow both a digital and an analog audio signal reproducing device to start reproducing a same program at the same time by using the digital audio reproduction system having a pause function and resetting pause operation by the output of the analog audio signal reproducing device.

CONSTITUTION: When CD and AD players 1 and 2 perform reproduction synchronously, the CD player 1 should start reproducing operation at a real starting position excluding a starting nonsignal section T. Level comparing circuits 8 and 9 detect the actual generation of a reprduced signal. A comparing circuit 8 detects the real starting position and a control part CTL6 sends a pause command to the CD player 1. The player 2 starts reproducing operation after the player 1 is placed in a pause state. When the reproduced signal from the player 2 appears actually, the detection signal of a comparing circuit 9 is supplied to the CTL to generate a command for placing the player 1 in a play state. Thus, both playrs start reproducing the same program at the same time.