Nicechrome
Nicechrome is a 12-note scale with the step signature 3L 4M 5s. It is also chiral, which means that there are two distinct variations of the scale, left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH). The name was suggested by Fitzgerald Lee as it is the chromatic successor to nicetone (3L 2M 2s). The first edo that supports it is 22edo.
Nicechrome can also be tuned as a 5-limit JI scale where L = 27/25, M = 16/15 and s = 25/24.
Tunings
| Tuning | L:M:s | Step sizes (¢) | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | M | s | |||
| 5-limit JI | 133.238 | 111.731 | 70.672 | L = 27/25, M = 16/15, s = 25/24 | |
| 22edo | 3:2:1 | 163.636 | 109.091 | 54.545 | 5-limit patent val |
| 25edo | 4:2:1 | 192.000 | 96.000 | 48.000 | 5-limit patent val |
| 28edo | 5:2:1 | 214.286 | 85.714 | 42.857 | 28b val |
| 29edo | 4:3:1 | 165.517 | 124.138 | 41.379 | 5-limit patent val |
| 31edo | 6:2:1 | 232.658 | 77.419 | 38.710 | 31b val |
| 32edo | 5:3:1 | 187.500 | 112.500 | 37.500 | 5-limit patent val |
| 34edo | 4:3:2 | 141.176 | 105.882 | 70.588 | 5-limit patent val |
| 7:2:1 | 247.059 | 70.588 | 35.294 | ||
| 35edo | 6:3:1 | 205.714 | 102.857 | 34.286 | 35b val |
| 36edo | 5:4:1 | 166.667 | 133.333 | 33.333 | 36c val |
| 37edo | 5:3:2 | 162.162 | 97.297 | 64.865 | 5-limit patent val |
| 8:2:1 | 259.459 | 64.865 | 32.432 | ||
| 38edo | 7:3:1 | 221.053 | 94.737 | 31.579 | 38b val |
| 39edo | 6:4:1 | 184.615 | 123.077 | 30.769 | 39c val |
| 40edo | 6:3:2 | 180.000 | 90.000 | 60.000 | 40b val |
| 9:2:1 | 270.000 | 60.000 | 30.000 | ||
| 41edo | 5:4:2 | 146.314 | 117.073 | 58.537 | 5-limit patent val |
| 8:3:1 | 234.146 | 87.805 | 29.268 | ||
Modes
The twenty-four modes are arranged from brightest to darkest and are named after the zodiac signs.
Key: ^ = Contains LH Nice-Ionian ^^ = Contains RH Nice-Ionian
| Left Hand | Right Hand |
|---|---|
| MMsLsMLsMsLs LH Aries |
LMsLsMMsLsMs RH Aries |
| MLsMsLsMMsLs LH Taurus |
MMsLsMsLMsLs RH Taurus |
| LsMMsLsMLsMs LH Gemini |
MsLMsLsMMsLs RH Gemini |
| LsMLsMsLsMMs LH Cancer |
LsMMsLsMsLMs RH Cancer |
| MsLsMMsLsMLs LH Leo |
LsMsLMsLsMMs RH Leo |
| MsLsMLsMsLsM LH Virgo^ |
MsLsMMsLsMsL RH Virgo |
| LsMsLsMMsLsM LH Libra |
MsLsMsLMsLsM RH Libra^ |
| sMMsLsMLsMsL LH Scorpio |
sLMsLsMMsLsM RH Scorpio |
| sMLsMsLsMMsL LH Sagittarius |
sMMsLsMsLMsL RH Sagittarius |
| sLsMMsLsMLsM LH Capricorn^^ |
sMsLMsLsMMsL RH Capricorn |
| sLsMLsMsLsMM LH Aquarius |
sLsMMsLsMsLM RH Aquarius^^ |
| sMsLsMMsLsML LH Pisces |
sLsMsLMsLsMM RH Pisces |