GR-MEGA firmware 1.7.7 release notes

Bugfixes, GUI and sequencer usability enhancements.

release date: 06 Aug 2026

new features:

- file chooser - when opening file chooser, focus the last loaded sample / patch
- sequencer + touchscreen - you can now touch cells to focus them and then modify as usual with horizontal fader and encoder 
- sequencer - orange highlights in bar widgets right column for edit pos. voicing menu 
- use op enc to scroll through pitch quantization scales.
- menu toggles now support horizontal fader, for consistency.

changes:

- sequencer state and sequencer data split. firmware versions < 1.7.7 cannot load sequencer data from firmwares >= 1.7.7 !!

bugfixes:

- #1792 combination of grain key trig + grain sync could cause double grain / flam.
- #1690 fix grain sync lag vs metronome (after preset switch) 
- gr-2 - proper i2c adc error handling
- #1867 sequencer ties borked when sequencer length changed
- #1880 sequencer - playing sequencer could be stored to disk. recall the preset and it would start playing.
- sequencer - show bank/bar led when pressing bank/bar button. was clipped by sequence length.
- P-Locking Grain Rate didn't work
- #1882 file sharing - /media/internal/user/templates folder was not writable