# ASMR Style — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaking Style · *code:* `vn_S_ASMR` · *slot:* 92

This dimension measures how much the voice sits in an intimate, ASMR register. 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.** **ASMR Style** controls how much the voice sits in an intimate, ASMR register. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.40 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.06); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.32 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.34). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — ASMR Style __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.346 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.315 | -0.03 | +0.01 | -0.15 | -0.10 |
| 50% | 0.345 | +0.00 | -0.05 | -0.03 | +0.06 |
| 75% | 0.611 | +0.27 | -0.07 | -0.01 | +0.17 |
| 100% | 0.614 | +0.27 | -0.04 | +0.03 | +0.14 |
| 125% ★ | 0.747 | +0.40 | -0.05 | -0.06 | +0.19 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contemplation (+0.57), Concentration (+0.54), Emotional Numbness (+0.46); ↓ Fear (-0.42), Elation (-0.39), Malevolence/Malice (-0.32)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Teacher/Didactic Style (+0.87), Head Resonance (+0.75), Velocity Flux (+0.71); ↓ Cognitive Load (-0.64), Tension (-0.62), Stance (-0.57)

Merging **ASMR Style __high** drives the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured ASMR Style score moves from a 0.35 baseline to 0.75 (a +0.40 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** (-0.06); across the board genuineness -0.05, burst-blend -0.06, speech quality +0.19. Emotionally it reads as Contemplation (r 0.57), Concentration (0.54) and Emotional Numbness (0.46), and it moves away from Fear, Elation and Malevolence/Malice. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Teacher/Didactic Style (0.87), Head Resonance (0.75) and Velocity Flux (0.71), while pulling down Cognitive Load, Tension and Stance. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Contemplation and Teacher/Didactic Style to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Contemplation bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Fear to keep the asmr style shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — ASMR Style __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.346 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.318 | -0.03 | -0.01 | -0.03 | -0.01 |
| 50% | 0.233 | -0.11 | -0.05 | -0.12 | +0.04 |
| 75% | 0.153 | -0.19 | -0.08 | -0.38 | -0.05 |
| 100% | 0.119 | -0.23 | -0.11 | -0.41 | -0.07 |
| 125% ★ | 0.030 | -0.32 | -0.04 | -0.34 | -0.24 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contemplation (+0.67), Contentment (+0.53), Concentration (+0.45); ↓ Triumph (-0.48), Malevolence/Malice (-0.48), Elation (-0.44)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Teacher/Didactic Style (+0.85), Whisper-Talk Style (+0.78), Warmth (+0.73); ↓ Dramatic Style (-0.77), Tension (-0.73), Stance (-0.72)

Merging **ASMR Style __low** suppresses the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured ASMR Style score moves from a 0.35 baseline to 0.03 (a -0.32 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** (-0.34); across the board genuineness -0.04, burst-blend -0.34, speech quality -0.24. Emotionally it reads as Contemplation (r 0.67), Contentment (0.53) and Concentration (0.45), and it moves away from Triumph, Malevolence/Malice and Elation. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Teacher/Didactic Style (0.85), Whisper-Talk Style (0.78) and Warmth (0.73), while pulling down Dramatic Style, Tension and Stance. Practical call: merge __low at **100–125%**; expect Contemplation and Teacher/Didactic Style to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Contemplation bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Triumph to keep the asmr style shift without the side-effect.

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