# Attack — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Physical Production · *code:* `vn_ATCK` · *slot:* 60

This dimension measures the onset character as sound initiates from silence. Merge the `__high` / `__low` LoRA from `laion/moss-voicenet-dimension-loras` at 25/50/75/100/125%. Costs are shifts vs. the 24-sample neutral baseline.

**TL;DR.** **Attack** controls the onset character as sound initiates from silence. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.61 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.36); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.02 at 50% (worst cost: speech quality -0.10). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Attack __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.079 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.151 | +0.07 | -0.04 | -0.15 | +0.01 |
| 50% | 0.510 | +0.43 | -0.08 | -0.34 | -0.07 |
| 75% | 0.492 | +0.41 | -0.05 | -0.33 | -0.05 |
| 100% | 0.596 | +0.52 | -0.06 | -0.34 | -0.17 |
| 125% ★ | 0.686 | +0.61 | -0.05 | -0.36 | -0.21 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Impatience and Irritability (+0.62), Teasing (+0.55), Anger (+0.55); ↓ Contemplation (-0.74), Contentment (-0.69), Relief (-0.69)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Arousal (+0.96), Tension (+0.95), Metallic Character (+0.94); ↓ Monologue Style (-0.84), Warmth (-0.83), Whisper-Talk Style (-0.79)

Merging **Attack __high** lifts the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Attack score moves from a 0.08 baseline to 0.69 (a +0.61 shift). The dose-response is clean and monotonic — each step pushes the dimension further. That reach is a steep cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.36); across the board genuineness -0.05, burst-blend -0.36, speech quality -0.21. Emotionally it reads as Impatience and Irritability (r 0.62), Teasing (0.55) and Anger (0.55), and it moves away from Contemplation, Contentment and Relief. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Arousal (0.96), Tension (0.95) and Metallic Character (0.94), while pulling down Monologue Style, Warmth and Whisper-Talk Style. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Impatience and Irritability and Arousal to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Impatience and Irritability bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contemplation to keep the attack shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Attack __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.079 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.127 | +0.05 | -0.02 | +0.06 | -0.01 |
| 50% ★ | 0.058 | -0.02 | +0.03 | +0.04 | -0.10 |
| 75% | 0.063 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -0.06 | -0.03 |
| 100% | 0.159 | +0.08 | -0.07 | -0.02 | +0.11 |
| 125% | 0.213 | +0.13 | -0.09 | -0.06 | +0.08 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Pride (+0.34), Malevolence/Malice (+0.30), Teasing (+0.23); ↓ Disgust (-0.42), Relief (-0.39), Contentment (-0.22)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Stance (+0.89), Arousal (+0.88), Metallic Character (+0.87); ↓ Vulnerability (-0.40), Genuineness (-0.40), Casual Style (-0.37)

Merging **Attack __low** pulls down the dimension: at the recommended **50%** dose the measured Attack score moves from a 0.08 baseline to 0.06 (a -0.02 shift). The dose-response is noisy and non-monotonic — the merge is an unreliable knob here. That reach is a modest cost — the biggest hit is to **speech quality** (-0.10); across the board genuineness +0.03, burst-blend +0.04, speech quality -0.10. Emotionally it reads as Pride (r 0.34), Malevolence/Malice (0.30) and Teasing (0.23), and it moves away from Disgust, Relief and Contentment. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Stance (0.89), Arousal (0.88) and Metallic Character (0.87), while pulling down Vulnerability, Genuineness and Casual Style. Practical call: merge __low at **25–75%**; expect Pride and Stance to rise and speech quality to fall. If you don’t want Pride bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Disgust to keep the attack shift without the side-effect.

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