# Mask Resonance — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Resonance Placement · *code:* `vn_R_MASK` · *slot:* 78

This dimension measures resonance from the mask / sinus region. 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.** **Mask Resonance** controls resonance from the mask / sinus region. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.39 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.24); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.09 at 50% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.15). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Mask Resonance __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.123 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.102 | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.01 |
| 50% | 0.268 | +0.14 | -0.05 | -0.20 | +0.04 |
| 75% | 0.317 | +0.19 | -0.05 | -0.17 | +0.06 |
| 100% | 0.449 | +0.33 | -0.07 | -0.25 | +0.08 |
| 125% ★ | 0.513 | +0.39 | -0.01 | -0.24 | +0.08 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Concentration (+0.42), Embarrassment (+0.18), Thankfulness/Gratitude (+0.10); ↓ Longing (-0.59), Infatuation (-0.50), Fear (-0.49)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Nasal Resonance (+0.92), Brightness (+0.90), Head Resonance (+0.88); ↓ Perceived Gender (-0.77), Cognitive Load (-0.67), Roughness (-0.61)

Merging **Mask Resonance __high** raises the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Mask Resonance score moves from a 0.12 baseline to 0.51 (a +0.39 shift). The dose-response is clean and monotonic — each step pushes the dimension further. That reach is a real cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.24); across the board genuineness -0.01, burst-blend -0.24, speech quality +0.08. Emotionally it reads as Concentration (r 0.42), Embarrassment (0.18) and Thankfulness/Gratitude (0.10), and it moves away from Longing, Infatuation and Fear. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Nasal Resonance (0.92), Brightness (0.90) and Head Resonance (0.88), while pulling down Perceived Gender, Cognitive Load and Roughness. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Concentration and Nasal Resonance to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Concentration bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Longing to keep the mask resonance shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Mask Resonance __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.123 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.094 | -0.03 | +0.00 | -0.05 | -0.05 |
| 50% ★ | 0.030 | -0.09 | -0.01 | -0.15 | -0.12 |
| 75% | 0.061 | -0.06 | -0.06 | -0.08 | -0.04 |
| 100% | 0.070 | -0.05 | -0.01 | -0.10 | +0.01 |
| 125% | 0.069 | -0.05 | -0.03 | -0.10 | -0.04 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contentment (+0.38), Concentration (+0.33), Embarrassment (+0.23); ↓ Sexual Lust (-0.33), Infatuation (-0.29), Anger (-0.28)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Head Resonance (+0.79), Register (+0.75), Nasal Resonance (+0.67); ↓ Perceived Gender (-0.53), Roughness (-0.47), Disfluency (-0.46)

Merging **Mask Resonance __low** pulls down the dimension: at the recommended **50%** dose the measured Mask Resonance score moves from a 0.12 baseline to 0.03 (a -0.09 shift). The dose-response is mostly ordered but noisy between doses. That reach is a modest cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.15); across the board genuineness -0.01, burst-blend -0.15, speech quality -0.12. Emotionally it reads as Contentment (r 0.38), Concentration (0.33) and Embarrassment (0.23), and it moves away from Sexual Lust, Infatuation and Anger. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Head Resonance (0.79), Register (0.75) and Nasal Resonance (0.67), while pulling down Perceived Gender, Roughness and Disfluency. Practical call: merge __low at **25–75%**; expect Contentment and Head Resonance to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Contentment bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Sexual Lust to keep the mask resonance shift without the side-effect.

---
[← all dimensions](index.md) · [human/audio version](../../site/dims/R_MASK.html)