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N(k) notation can also be used to build a genchain that is agnostic of the size (in cents) of the generator and equave. For example, the genchain for standard notation can be written as N(0), N(4), N(8), N(12), N(16), N(20), N(24)+c, N(28)+c for the ascending chain. The descending chain can be written as N(0), N(3), N(6)-c, N(9)-c, N(12)-c, N(15)-c, N(18)-c, N(21)-c, or as N(0), N(-4), N(-8)-c, N(-12)-c, N(-16)-c, N(-20)-c, N(-24)-c, N(-28)-c. The value k isn't entered into the function, but rather its remainder when divided by the number of steps in the mos (modulo 7, for the case of standard notation), so N(8) is equivalent to N(1) for example. | |||
Since the gamut on C is based on the ionian mode, or produced using 5 generators going up and 1 going down, the first note after N(20) has a chroma added, producing N(24)+c. Simply put, the first 5 notes after the root have zero chromas added, the next 6 after that have 1 chroma added, the next 6 have 2 chromas added, and so on. For the descending chain, accidentals are subtracted after the first note, and every 6 notes thereafter has one more chroma subtracted. | |||
Ups and downs may also be represented, using the variable u. Up-C-sharp, or ^C#, is written as N(0)+c+u, where u is an edostep. | |||
=== Chord notation using mossteps === | === Chord notation using mossteps === | ||