I am finishing an infomercial and doing the final volume adjustments. Following are the TV station requirements:

"Primary or main program audio should be on recorded on the "Right channel (2)." This of course does not apply to programs scheduled to play on channels that are aired in stereo. Program audio levels must peak at +4dbm (NOT 0dbm) and must not be lower than -10dbm for best sound quality on our system."

This will show on a public station, I assume it has stereo.

I don't know what this means. Is the +4 the level between the 3 and 6 on the master volume?

What would 0dbm mean?

What about, "not lower than -10db" mean? How does this read on the volume meter?

I have the master audio volume control open so I can watch the peaks. Without any adjustment the levels vary between 6 and 3 during most of the 3 minute video, with a few spikes during music or special effects into the red as high as -2.4.

I turned on the master audio bus and first tried to adjust the timeline. Then I realized I could do this automatically with the wave hammer fx plug-in. The default setting adjusts it to around 6 and eliminates any peaks. If I use the preset for voice (there is a narration with music and special effects throughout) the volume hoovers between 3 and zero (without every going red--like it does currently).

Questions:

Am I using the right approach?

What should the volumes be at to meet the spec listed above?

Is there a different way that would work better (different plug-in, etc.)?

Essentually, what is the best method to meet the required specs?

Thanks in advance.