# Dramatic Style — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaking Style · *code:* `vn_S_DRAM` · *slot:* 85

This dimension measures how dramatic and heightened the delivery sounds. 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.** **Dramatic Style** controls how dramatic and heightened the delivery sounds. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.54 at 100% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.38); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.16 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.14). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Dramatic Style __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.386 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.441 | +0.05 | -0.06 | -0.13 | +0.08 |
| 50% | 0.492 | +0.11 | -0.05 | -0.06 | +0.04 |
| 75% | 0.766 | +0.38 | -0.10 | -0.38 | -0.14 |
| 100% ★ | 0.930 | +0.54 | -0.09 | -0.38 | -0.12 |
| 125% | 0.914 | +0.53 | -0.07 | -0.33 | -0.20 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Elation (+0.66), Anger (+0.53), Sourness (+0.47); ↓ Contentment (-0.71), Contemplation (-0.70), Relief (-0.64)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Tension (+0.97), Attack (+0.94), Metallic Character (+0.93); ↓ Warmth (-0.87), Whisper-Talk Style (-0.80), Vulnerability (-0.76)

Merging **Dramatic Style __high** pushes the dimension: at the recommended **100%** dose the measured Dramatic Style score moves from a 0.39 baseline to 0.93 (a +0.54 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 -0.09, burst-blend -0.38, speech quality -0.12. Emotionally it reads as Elation (r 0.66), Anger (0.53) and Sourness (0.47), and it moves away from Contentment, Contemplation and Relief. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Tension (0.97), Attack (0.94) and Metallic Character (0.93), while pulling down Warmth, Whisper-Talk Style and Vulnerability. Practical call: merge __high at **75–100%**; expect Elation and Tension to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Elation bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contentment to keep the dramatic style shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Dramatic Style __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.386 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.377 | -0.01 | -0.05 | -0.03 | +0.09 |
| 50% | 0.258 | -0.13 | -0.05 | -0.13 | +0.10 |
| 75% | 0.241 | -0.14 | -0.04 | -0.06 | +0.04 |
| 100% | 0.222 | -0.16 | -0.06 | -0.12 | +0.11 |
| 125% ★ | 0.221 | -0.16 | +0.01 | -0.14 | -0.04 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Malevolence/Malice (+0.42), Jealousy & Envy (+0.41), Interest (+0.38); ↓ Concentration (-0.44), Emotional Numbness (-0.42), Contentment (-0.33)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Tension (+0.75), Emphasis (+0.71), Volatility (+0.67); ↓ Teacher/Didactic Style (-0.66), Nasal Resonance (-0.63), Mixed Resonance (-0.63)

Merging **Dramatic Style __low** dials back the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Dramatic Style score moves from a 0.39 baseline to 0.22 (a -0.16 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** (-0.14); across the board genuineness +0.01, burst-blend -0.14, speech quality -0.04. Emotionally it reads as Malevolence/Malice (r 0.42), Jealousy & Envy (0.41) and Interest (0.38), and it moves away from Concentration, Emotional Numbness and Contentment. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Tension (0.75), Emphasis (0.71) and Volatility (0.67), while pulling down Teacher/Didactic Style, Nasal Resonance and Mixed Resonance. Practical call: merge __low at **100–125%**; expect Malevolence/Malice and Tension to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Malevolence/Malice bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Concentration to keep the dramatic style shift without the side-effect.

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