A recording apparatus having a recording head for recording video signals on a magnetic disc as the disc rotates, comprises a servo motor, a circuit for generating a feedback signal representing the rotating state of the servo motor, a head moving member for changing over the recording position of the recording head relative to the magnetic disc, and a control circuit for performing a first sequence of controlling the rotating state of the servo motor in response to the feedback signal and a second sequence of controlling the moving state of the head moving member time-dividedly in response to generation of the feedback signal, so that the apparatus is constructed without the necessity of using a standard timing generating source solely used for controlling the movement of the head.