Nicechrome
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Nicechrome is a 12-note maximum variety-4 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 a possible chromatic extension 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 |