André<p>Sad news for the <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/eurovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurovision</span></a> :eurovision_heart_2025: Grand Final:</p><p>My local broadcaster reached out again and told me that the bad audio mix is (at least partly) due to EBU rules. Specifically, the LFE channel isn't allowed to be used in competing songs.</p><p>This must be a new rule, since my <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/ESC2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESC2024</span></a> :eurovision_heart_2024: recording has full 5.1 audio, even during the acts. Sounds much better in comparison, in my opinion.</p><p>I again recommend reaching out to your broadcaster to get that changed at the EBU level for next year. :boosts_encouraged: </p><p><a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/eurovision2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurovision2025</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/ESC2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESC2025</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/EBU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBU</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/ESC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESC</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/eurovision2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurovision2026</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/ESC2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESC2026</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/AudioEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AudioEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/AC3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AC3</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/MultichannelAudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MultichannelAudio</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/Broadcasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadcasters</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://glitch.dumbly.net/tags/EurovisionSongContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EurovisionSongContest</span></a></p>