Group Mode - Korg GEC3 User Manual

Group Mode

Group mode is used when you want to allow students at different workstations to work
together. Group mode allows you to define groups of two or more student workstationsso they
can collaborate on projects with complete audio capabilities. Each student hears their own
instrument and the mic(s) and instrument(s) of the other students working in their assigned
group (if mics and inst are enabled in teacher and class preferences). You have the option of
eavesdropping on the groups or having 2-way communication with them.
In Group mode, the Volume, Global, and Disk tabs look and function exactly as in Lecture
mode. They appear in this module for continuity and so you can stay in Group mode while
making changes to student names, volumes, preferences and files without disrupting student's
practice.
To access the Group mode functions, you must use the tabs on the bottom of the screen to
move around in the various tabs. Below is a list of the tabs and the functions that can be
performed from each tab.
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Play – The operational tab for Group mode. This tab looks very much like the Play tabs
in Lecture mode and Practice mode, but it functions differently. In Group mode the Play
tab is used to select groups on which to eavesdrop or with which to communicate, and to
temporarily assign students to groups.
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Setup – The Setup tab looks like Play tab. It is used to assign and maintain groups and
classes in the GEC3. In the Setup tab in Group mode, you can define student groups.
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Volume - The Volume tab is used to set volume for the unit, auxiliary inputs and to route
sound to speakers. You can change volume using the Volume tab, regardless of what
mode you are in. For a description of how the tab works, see the section Volume Tab in
the Shared tabs chapter of this guide.
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Global - The Global/Class-Teacher Setup (Global) tab is used to set Class and Teacher
preferences, edit class and teacher information. For a description of how the tab works,
see the section Global Tab in the Shared tabs chapter of this guide.
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Disk - The Disk tab is used to backup information in the GEC3 and to initiate system
exclusive data transfers to configure popular lab keyboards for use with the GEC3's Split
Feature. For a description of how the tab works, see the section Disc Tab in the Shared
tabs chapter of this guide.
Note:
In Group mode, Teacher ON can be turned on manually, but any individual or grouped
student selection will automatically turn off Teacher ON. (If you want all students to hear
you, switch to Lecture mode.)
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