<p>
- The Loudness Analyzer & Normalizer is a tool that is useful at the
+ The Loudness Analyzer and Normalizer is a tool that is useful at the
end of the mixing process to make the final audio file comply with
different specs regarding loudness.
</p>
+<p class="note">
+ This is a rather advanced mode. When using the Loudness Analyzer &
+ Normalizer (or <dfn>LAN</dfn>), one has to make sure than normalization
+ is disabled when exporting.
+ <br>
+ In general, it is recommended to just use <a href="@@export-format-profiles">
+ automatic export normalization</a>, in the <a href="@@export-dialog">Export
+ dialog</a>. This can also produce results for multiple targets at the
+ same time.
+</p>
+
<p>
It is enabled by checking
<kbd class="option">Enable master-bus output gain control</kbd> in the
- <a href="@@preferences#preferences-mixer">Preferences</a>.
+ <a href="@@preferences#preferences-signal_flow">Preferences</a>.
The <a href="@@master-bus-strip">Master Bus strip</a> then shows a <kbd class="menu">LAN</kbd>
button to start the analysis, and a volume slider that is the global gain
that can be set either manually or by the loudness normalizer.