Nicepent
Nicepent is a 5-note scale with the step signature 2L 1M 2s. 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 pentatonic predecessor to nicetone (3L 2M 2s). The first edo that supports it is 10edo.
Nicepent can also be tuned as a 5-limit JI scale where L = 6/5, M = 9/8 and s = 10/9.
Tunings
| Tuning | L:M:s | Step sizes (¢) | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | M | s | |||
| 5-limit JI | 315.641 | 203.910 | 182.404 | L = 6/5, M = 9/8, s = 10/9 | |
| 10edo | 3:2:1 | 360.000 | 240.000 | 120.000 | 5-limit patent val |
| 12edo | 4:2:1 | 400.000 | 200.000 | 100.000 | 12c val |
| 13edo | 4:3:1 | 369.231 | 276.923 | 92.308 | 5-limit patent val |
| 14edo | 5:2:1 | 428.571 | 171.429 | 85.714 | |
| 15edo | 4:3:2 | 320.000 | 240.000 | 160.000 | 5-limit patent val |
| 5:3:1 | 400.000 | 240.000 | 80.000 | 15c val | |
| 16edo | 5:4:1 | 375.000 | 300.000 | 75.000 | 16b val |
| 6:2:1 | 450.000 | 150.000 | 75.000 | ||
| 17edo | 5:3:2 | 352.941 | 211.765 | 141.176 | 5-limit patent val |
| 6:3:1 | 423.529 | 211.765 | 70.588 | ||
| 18edo | 5:4:2 | 333.333 | 266.667 | 133.333 | 5-limit patent val |
| 6:4:1 | 400.000 | 266.667 | 66.667 | 18c val | |
| 7:2:1 | 466.667 | 133.333 | 66.667 | ||
| 19edo | 6:3:2 | 378.947 | 189.474 | 126.316 | 19cc val |
| 6:5:1 | 378.947 | 315.789 | 63.158 | 19bcc val | |
| 7:3:1 | 442.105 | 189.474 | 63.158 | ||
| 20edo | 5:4:3 | 300.000 | 240.000 | 180.000 | 20c val |
| 7:4:1 | 360.000 | 240.000 | 60.000 | 20cc val | |
| 8:2:1 | 420.000 | 120.000 | 60.000 | ||
| 21edo | 6:5:2 | 347.857 | 285.714 | 114.286 | 21b val |
| 7:3:2 | 400.000 | 171.429 | 114.286 | ||
| 7:5:1 | 400.000 | 285.714 | 57.143 | ||
| 8:3:1 | 457.143 | 171.429 | 57.143 | ||
| 22edo | 6:4:3 | 327.273 | 218.182 | 163.636 | 5-limit patent val |
| 7:4:2 | 381.818 | 218.182 | 109.091 | ||
| 7:6:1 | 381.818 | 327.273 | 54.545 | ||
| 8:4:1 | 436.364 | 218.182 | 54.545 | ||
| 9:2:1 | 490.909 | 109.091 | 54.545 | ||
Modes
The ten modes are listed from brightest to darkest (from minor to major) and are named after the names of fingers.
| Left/Right Hand | Left/Right Hand |
|---|---|
| LsLsM LH/RH Pinkie |
LsLMs LH/RH Pinkie |
| LsMLs LH/RH Ring |
LMsLs LH/RH Ring |
| MLsLs LH/RH Middle |
sLsLM LH/RH Middle |
| sLsML LH/RH Index |
sLMsL LH/RH Index |
| sMLsL LH/RH Thumb |
MsLsL LH/RH Thumb |