Meet The Gec3; Overview - Korg GEC3 User Manual

Meet the GEC3

This section gives an overview to the features and functions of the GEC3. In addition, it
introduces the GEC3 (main teacher unit) and back-panel and the SI (Student units).
The Basics section also describes some features and screens of the GEC3 that apply to
multiple modes and are referred to several times in the rest of this manual.

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the Korg Group Education Controller 3 (GEC3). The
GEC3 provides a fully digital, flexible and cost effective central routing system for your
school or studio's music laboratory. Suitable for any teaching level, the GEC3 allows you (the
teacher) to interact with as many as 16 student stations and 32 different students, or, utilizing
the Expansion Unit and Split Function, up to 32 student stations, and 64 students. The GEC3
offers the following features:
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Fully digital design throughout, featuring digital transfer of audio from each student
station to the GEC3 unit, S/PDIF output for digital recording of any workstation in the
system, and conventional analog inputs and outputs.
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Large, intuitive touch-screen user interface featuring easy to use tabs and screens.
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Customizable teacher and class setups, including individual teacher preferences and class
set-ups displaying student names
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Split function that allows two students to independently work on the same MIDI
keyboard (with keyboards that can save custom panned splits) allowing you to more
effectively teach larger groups of students with fewer keyboards.
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MIDI that allows teacher remote control of student keyboards via conventional MIDI
cables.
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Smart media source that allows you to store or backup teacher and class information and
load MIDI settings for our most popular lab keyboards.
The GEC3 system has two major components, the teacher, or GEC3 unit, and the Student
Interface (SI) units. The SI Units are each connected to audio sources like MIDI keyboards,
guitars, sound modules, and computer sound cards. The SI Units have jacks for two student
headsets (stereo headphones with microphones). All of these audio sources are combined in
the SI Unit, digitized and sent to the GEC3 Teacher Unit. These connections allow the
students to musically interact with one another and you, in virtually any combination of ways.
The GEC3 is a fully digital, microprocessor-based unit that performs all teacher functions and
interfaces with 16 student interface boxes. An Expansion Unit (GECEXP) is available to
provide support for up to 32 student interface connections, supporting (with Split Function) a
total of up to 64 students.
Meet the GEC3
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