striate cuts each sample into n equal grains, reorganising them for granular-texture effects

In MiniTidal, chop n pat cuts each sample into n parts and plays them in sequence — a form of grain extraction. striate n pat is similar but organises the resulting grains differently across the cycle, producing a more ‘smeared’ granular texture. striate' n len pat takes an explicit grain length (0–1 as a fraction of the sample). These functions are the primary path to granular synthesis in MiniTidal without external tooling.

Examples

chop 16 $ sound "arpy ~ feel*2 newnotes"          -- 16-grain chop
slow 4 $ striate 3 $ sound "numbers:0 numbers:1"  -- 3-grain striate
slow 32 $ striate' 32 (1/16) $ sound "bev"        -- fine striate

Assessment

Compare the sonic output of chop 8 vs striate 8 on the same sample; describe what conceptually differs about the grain ordering.