# Oral Resonance — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Resonance Placement · *code:* `vn_R_ORAL` · *slot:* 77

This dimension measures resonance originating from the oral cavity. 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.** **Oral Resonance** controls resonance originating from the oral cavity. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.18 at 100% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.39); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.07 at 100% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.19). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Oral Resonance __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.310 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.325 | +0.01 | -0.05 | -0.08 | +0.04 |
| 50% | 0.380 | +0.07 | -0.07 | -0.16 | +0.07 |
| 75% | 0.345 | +0.04 | -0.09 | -0.35 | +0.02 |
| 100% ★ | 0.489 | +0.18 | -0.12 | -0.39 | -0.02 |
| 125% | 0.443 | +0.13 | -0.12 | -0.38 | -0.04 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Sourness (+0.55), Disgust (+0.45), Contempt (+0.44); ↓ Fear (-0.45), Longing (-0.45), Sexual Lust (-0.38)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Mask Resonance (+0.76), Valence (+0.70), Head Resonance (+0.68); ↓ Vulnerability (-0.50), Monologue Style (-0.47), Cognitive Load (-0.45)

Merging **Oral Resonance __high** pushes the dimension: at the recommended **100%** dose the measured Oral Resonance score moves from a 0.31 baseline to 0.49 (a +0.18 shift). The dose-response is mostly ordered but noisy between doses. That reach is a steep cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.39); across the board genuineness -0.12, burst-blend -0.39, speech quality -0.02. Emotionally it reads as Sourness (r 0.55), Disgust (0.45) and Contempt (0.44), and it moves away from Fear, Longing and Sexual Lust. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Mask Resonance (0.76), Valence (0.70) and Head Resonance (0.68), while pulling down Vulnerability, Monologue Style and Cognitive Load. Practical call: merge __high at **75–100%**; expect Sourness and Mask Resonance to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Sourness bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Fear to keep the oral resonance shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Oral Resonance __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.310 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.308 | +0.00 | +0.01 | +0.06 | +0.04 |
| 50% | 0.265 | -0.05 | -0.02 | +0.02 | +0.01 |
| 75% | 0.259 | -0.05 | +0.04 | -0.06 | -0.15 |
| 100% ★ | 0.244 | -0.07 | +0.05 | -0.19 | -0.18 |
| 125% | 0.248 | -0.06 | +0.02 | -0.22 | -0.22 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contentment (+0.41), Contemplation (+0.38), Affection (+0.28); ↓ Fear (-0.39), Fatigue/Exhaustion (-0.34), Anger (-0.33)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Warmth (+0.57), Recording Quality (+0.57), Mask Resonance (+0.50); ↓ Tension (-0.49), Respiration (-0.47), Playful Style (-0.46)

Merging **Oral Resonance __low** lowers the dimension: at the recommended **100%** dose the measured Oral Resonance score moves from a 0.31 baseline to 0.24 (a -0.07 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** (-0.19); across the board genuineness +0.05, burst-blend -0.19, speech quality -0.18. Emotionally it reads as Contentment (r 0.41), Contemplation (0.38) and Affection (0.28), and it moves away from Fear, Fatigue/Exhaustion and Anger. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Warmth (0.57), Recording Quality (0.57) and Mask Resonance (0.50), while pulling down Tension, Respiration and Playful Style. Practical call: merge __low at **75–100%**; expect Contentment and Warmth to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Contentment bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Fear to keep the oral resonance shift without the side-effect.

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