: ▁▁ ▁The   ▁F ru ity   ▁Lo ops   ▁interface   ▁is   ▁cent red   ▁on   ▁a   ▁row   ▁of   ▁on / off   ▁controls   ▁for ▁each ▁sound , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁step ▁sequence ▁that ▁res emble ▁the ▁user ▁interface ▁of ▁the ▁Roland ▁TR ▁series ▁of ▁drum ▁machines . ▁In ▁the ▁default ▁ 4 / 4 ▁setting ▁these ▁ 1 6 ▁controls ▁represent ▁ 4 ▁bars ▁of ▁quarter ▁notes . ▁Dr ums , ▁samples   ▁and   ▁software   ▁synth esis ers   ▁are   ▁controlled   ▁using   ▁the   ▁step   ▁sequ encer ▁and , ▁in   ▁later   ▁versions ,   ▁also   ▁a   ▁digital   ▁piano   ▁roll .   ▁These   ▁loops   ▁could   ▁then   ▁be   ▁arranged ▁and ▁burn ed ▁onto ▁CD ▁or ▁recorded ▁to ▁t ape . This ▁production ▁source ▁un ified ▁the ▁k ud uro ▁sound ▁so ▁it ▁co ales ced ▁into ▁an ▁ident ifiable ▁entity : ▁“ Produ cers ▁using ▁F ru ity ▁Lo ops ▁had ▁created ▁the ▁arch et yp al ▁k ud uro ▁rh yth ms ▁( see ▁Fig . ▁ 1 ) ▁and ▁tim bres ”. ▁Software ▁avail ability ▁also ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁ide ological ▁con not ations ▁surrounding ▁the ▁genre ▁as ▁the ▁access ibility ▁of ▁these ▁techn ologies ▁lower ed ▁the ▁bar rier ▁to ▁entry ▁to ▁k ud uro ▁production , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁genre ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁working ▁class ▁and ▁vulner able ▁to ▁den igration ▁as ▁it ▁became