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Distress

Steering prompt: A distressed, anguished voice, tight with panic and pain, on the verge of breaking.
Delivery cue: (in acute distress and anguish)  ·  measured EmoNet dim: Distress

conditionemotionWERgenu
N0 (neutral prompt, no LoRA)0.0000.000.00
P (steer prompt, no LoRA)0.0440.420.13
L50 (prompt + LoRA 50%)0.1280.360.20
L100 (prompt + LoRA 100%)0.2690.800.24
L150 (prompt + LoRA 150%)0.2890.650.21
Δ prompt (P−N0) = +0.044 · Δ LoRA (L100−P) = +0.225 · best condition = L150
"The meeting is scheduled for three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon."
N0 neutral
emo -0.000 (best -0.00) · WER 0.59 · genu 0.08
P prompt
emo 0.018 (best 0.11) · WER 0.95 · genu 0.16
L50
emo 0.046 (best 0.28) · WER 0.58 · genu 0.20
L100
emo 0.273 (best 0.67) · WER 0.59 · genu 0.23
L150
emo 0.128 (best 0.28) · WER 0.29 · genu 0.20
"I need to stop by the store and pick up a few things on the way home."
N0 neutral
emo 0.009 (best 0.05) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.17
P prompt
emo 0.057 (best 0.17) · WER 0.17 · genu 0.19
L50
emo 0.159 (best 0.40) · WER 0.35 · genu 0.27
L100
emo 0.292 (best 0.19) · WER 1.02 · genu 0.27
L150
emo 0.422 (best 0.46) · WER 0.49 · genu 0.26
"The report is on the desk, right next to the printer."
N0 neutral
emo 0.026 (best 0.10) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.12
P prompt
emo 0.000 (best 0.00) · WER 0.53 · genu 0.14
L50
emo 0.127 (best 0.39) · WER 0.67 · genu 0.21
L100
emo 0.177 (best 0.51) · WER 0.85 · genu 0.19
L150
emo 0.292 (best 0.58) · WER 0.88 · genu 0.22
"There are twelve chairs arranged around the conference table."
N0 neutral
emo -0.000 (best -0.00) · WER 0.09 · genu 0.03
P prompt
emo 0.064 (best 0.39) · WER 0.28 · genu 0.09
L50
emo 0.000 (best 0.00) · WER 0.31 · genu 0.11
L100
emo 0.261 (best 0.54) · WER 0.74 · genu 0.26
L150
emo 0.258 (best 0.66) · WER 0.72 · genu 0.15
"The train leaves from platform four every hour on the hour."
N0 neutral
emo -0.000 (best -0.00) · WER 0.09 · genu 0.05
P prompt
emo 0.003 (best 0.01) · WER 0.59 · genu 0.04
L50
emo 0.103 (best 0.33) · WER 0.26 · genu 0.17
L100
emo 0.210 (best 0.61) · WER 0.74 · genu 0.26
L150
emo 0.323 (best 0.48) · WER 0.62 · genu 0.15
"Please remember to lock the door before you head out."
N0 neutral
emo 0.001 (best 0.00) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.13
P prompt
emo 0.123 (best 0.33) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.19
L50
emo 0.334 (best 0.38) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.24
L100
emo 0.403 (best 0.52) · WER 0.83 · genu 0.27
L150
emo 0.309 (best 0.51) · WER 0.90 · genu 0.26