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/Right Hand | Left/Right Hand |
|---|---|
| LMsLsMMsLsMs LH/RH Aries |
MMsLsMLsMsLs LH/RH Aries |
| MMsLsMsLMsLs LH/RH Taurus |
MLsMsLsMMsLs LH/RH Taurus |
| MsLMsLsMMsLs LH/RH Gemini |
LsMMsLsMLsMs LH/RH Gemini |
| LsMMsLsMsLMs LH/RH Cancer |
LsMLsMsLsMMs LH/RH Cancer |
| LsMsLMsLsMMs LH/RH Leo |
MsLsMMsLsMLs LH/RH Leo |
| MsLsMMsLsMsL LH/RH Virgo |
MsLsMLsMsLsM LH/RH Virgo^ |
| MsLsMsLMsLsM LH/RH Libra^ |
LsMsLsMMsLsM LH/RH Libra |
| sLMsLsMMsLsM LH/RH Scorpio |
sMMsLsMLsMsL LH/RH Scorpio |
| sMMsLsMsLMsL LH/RH Sagittarius |
sMLsMsLsMMsL LH/RH Sagittarius |
| sMsLMsLsMMsL LH/RH Capricorn |
sLsMMsLsMLsM LH/RH Capricorn^^ |
| sLsMMsLsMsLM LH/RH Aquarius^^ |
sLsMLsMsLsMM LH/RH Aquarius |
| sLsMsLMsLsMM LH/RH Pisces |
sMsLsMMsLsML LH/RH Pisces |