# Throat Resonance — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Resonance Placement · *code:* `vn_R_THRT` · *slot:* 76

This dimension measures resonance originating from the throat / pharyngeal 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.** **Throat Resonance** controls resonance originating from the throat / pharyngeal cavity. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.56 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.40); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.12 at 75% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.15). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Throat Resonance __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.222 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.289 | +0.07 | -0.02 | +0.11 | -0.03 |
| 50% | 0.582 | +0.36 | -0.05 | -0.18 | +0.00 |
| 75% | 0.784 | +0.56 | -0.09 | -0.34 | +0.08 |
| 100% | 0.756 | +0.53 | -0.12 | -0.32 | +0.07 |
| 125% ★ | 0.784 | +0.56 | -0.09 | -0.40 | +0.01 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Malevolence/Malice (+0.52), Triumph (+0.51), Pride (+0.45); ↓ Contentment (-0.65), Relief (-0.63), Affection (-0.54)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Chest Resonance (+0.88), Stance (+0.87), Authoritative Style (+0.85); ↓ Vulnerability (-0.75), Casual Style (-0.71), Disfluency (-0.67)

Merging **Throat Resonance __high** raises the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Throat Resonance score moves from a 0.22 baseline to 0.78 (a +0.56 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** (-0.40); across the board genuineness -0.09, burst-blend -0.40, speech quality +0.01. Emotionally it reads as Malevolence/Malice (r 0.52), Triumph (0.51) and Pride (0.45), and it moves away from Contentment, Relief and Affection. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Chest Resonance (0.88), Stance (0.87) and Authoritative Style (0.85), while pulling down Vulnerability, Casual Style and Disfluency. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Malevolence/Malice and Chest Resonance to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Malevolence/Malice bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contentment to keep the throat resonance shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Throat Resonance __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.222 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.158 | -0.06 | -0.02 | -0.12 | -0.02 |
| 50% | 0.187 | -0.03 | +0.00 | +0.05 | +0.08 |
| 75% ★ | 0.105 | -0.12 | +0.00 | -0.15 | -0.15 |
| 100% | 0.140 | -0.08 | +0.05 | +0.02 | -0.10 |
| 125% | 0.140 | -0.08 | +0.08 | +0.00 | -0.35 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Malevolence/Malice (+0.35), Intoxication/Altered States (+0.31), Bitterness (+0.28); ↓ Contentment (-0.23), Fatigue/Exhaustion (-0.21), Embarrassment (-0.17)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Stance (+0.63), Chest Resonance (+0.60), Metallic Character (+0.56); ↓ Velocity Flux (-0.34), Vulnerability (-0.24), Playful Style (-0.23)

Merging **Throat Resonance __low** damps the dimension: at the recommended **75%** dose the measured Throat Resonance score moves from a 0.22 baseline to 0.10 (a -0.12 shift). The dose-response is mostly ordered but noisy between doses. That reach is a real cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.15); across the board genuineness +0.00, burst-blend -0.15, speech quality -0.15. Emotionally it reads as Malevolence/Malice (r 0.35), Intoxication/Altered States (0.31) and Bitterness (0.28), and it moves away from Contentment, Fatigue/Exhaustion and Embarrassment. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Stance (0.63), Chest Resonance (0.60) and Metallic Character (0.56), while pulling down Velocity Flux, Vulnerability and Playful Style. Practical call: merge __low at **50–100%**; expect Malevolence/Malice and Stance to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Malevolence/Malice bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contentment to keep the throat resonance shift without the side-effect.

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