# Stance — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Social & Interpersonal · *code:* `vn_STNC` · *slot:* 48

This dimension measures the speaker’s social posture in the conversational space. 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.** **Stance** controls the speaker’s social posture in the conversational space. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.58 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.38); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.12 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.12). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Stance __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.269 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.376 | +0.11 | -0.06 | -0.03 | +0.08 |
| 50% | 0.539 | +0.27 | -0.06 | -0.30 | -0.01 |
| 75% | 0.681 | +0.41 | -0.09 | -0.37 | -0.04 |
| 100% | 0.757 | +0.49 | -0.10 | -0.40 | -0.08 |
| 125% ★ | 0.846 | +0.58 | -0.07 | -0.38 | -0.20 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Triumph (+0.72), Anger (+0.62), Pride (+0.49); ↓ Contemplation (-0.72), Contentment (-0.69), Relief (-0.62)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Tension (+0.96), Attack (+0.96), Metallic Character (+0.96); ↓ Vulnerability (-0.88), Warmth (-0.83), Whisper-Talk Style (-0.80)

Merging **Stance __high** pushes the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Stance score moves from a 0.27 baseline to 0.85 (a +0.58 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** (-0.38); across the board genuineness -0.07, burst-blend -0.38, speech quality -0.20. Emotionally it reads as Triumph (r 0.72), Anger (0.62) and Pride (0.49), and it moves away from Contemplation, Contentment and Relief. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Tension (0.96), Attack (0.96) and Metallic Character (0.96), while pulling down Vulnerability, Warmth and Whisper-Talk Style. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Triumph and Tension to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Triumph bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contemplation to keep the stance shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Stance __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.269 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.207 | -0.06 | +0.01 | +0.07 | +0.06 |
| 50% | 0.257 | -0.01 | +0.01 | +0.06 | +0.00 |
| 75% | 0.201 | -0.07 | -0.01 | -0.01 | +0.08 |
| 100% | 0.193 | -0.08 | -0.05 | +0.02 | +0.10 |
| 125% ★ | 0.151 | -0.12 | -0.06 | -0.12 | +0.16 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Jealousy & Envy (+0.39), Malevolence/Malice (+0.34), Impatience and Irritability (+0.30); ↓ Contemplation (-0.46), Concentration (-0.46), Emotional Numbness (-0.42)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Tension (+0.79), Emphasis (+0.79), Attack (+0.75); ↓ Teacher/Didactic Style (-0.64), ASMR Style (-0.61), Register (-0.61)

Merging **Stance __low** lowers the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Stance score moves from a 0.27 baseline to 0.15 (a -0.12 shift). The dose-response is clean and monotonic — each step pushes the dimension further. That reach is a modest cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.12); across the board genuineness -0.06, burst-blend -0.12, speech quality +0.16. Emotionally it reads as Jealousy & Envy (r 0.39), Malevolence/Malice (0.34) and Impatience and Irritability (0.30), and it moves away from Contemplation, Concentration and Emotional Numbness. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Tension (0.79), Emphasis (0.79) and Attack (0.75), while pulling down Teacher/Didactic Style, ASMR Style and Register. Practical call: merge __low at **100–125%**; expect Jealousy & Envy and Tension to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Jealousy & Envy bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contemplation to keep the stance shift without the side-effect.

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