# Monologue Style — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaking Style · *code:* `vn_S_MONO` · *slot:* 96

This dimension measures how much the voice sounds like a sustained monologue. 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.** **Monologue Style** controls how much the voice sounds like a sustained monologue. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.10 at 75% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.23); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.37 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.31). The **__low** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Monologue Style __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.693 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.685 | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.03 | -0.01 |
| 50% | 0.772 | +0.08 | -0.05 | +0.03 | +0.09 |
| 75% ★ | 0.788 | +0.10 | -0.08 | -0.23 | +0.08 |
| 100% | 0.776 | +0.08 | -0.08 | -0.17 | +0.13 |
| 125% | 0.781 | +0.09 | -0.10 | -0.20 | +0.17 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contemplation (+0.53), Emotional Numbness (+0.44), Concentration (+0.37); ↓ Fatigue/Exhaustion (-0.59), Fear (-0.56), Relief (-0.45)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Whisper-Talk Style (+0.79), Recording Quality (+0.77), Narrator Style (+0.72); ↓ Disfluency (-0.68), Genuineness (-0.64), Casual Style (-0.62)

Merging **Monologue Style __high** lifts the dimension: at the recommended **75%** dose the measured Monologue Style score moves from a 0.69 baseline to 0.79 (a +0.10 shift). The dose-response is monotonic but it saturates early, so higher doses add little. That reach is a real cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.23); across the board genuineness -0.08, burst-blend -0.23, speech quality +0.08. Emotionally it reads as Contemplation (r 0.53), Emotional Numbness (0.44) and Concentration (0.37), and it moves away from Fatigue/Exhaustion, Fear and Relief. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Whisper-Talk Style (0.79), Recording Quality (0.77) and Narrator Style (0.72), while pulling down Disfluency, Genuineness and Casual Style. Practical call: merge __high at **50–100%**; expect Contemplation and Whisper-Talk Style to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Contemplation bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Fatigue/Exhaustion to keep the monologue style shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Monologue Style __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.693 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.686 | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.12 | +0.01 |
| 50% | 0.702 | +0.01 | -0.01 | -0.21 | +0.02 |
| 75% | 0.636 | -0.06 | -0.02 | -0.19 | +0.04 |
| 100% | 0.488 | -0.20 | -0.06 | -0.27 | -0.05 |
| 125% ★ | 0.320 | -0.37 | -0.03 | -0.31 | -0.21 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contemplation (+0.59), Affection (+0.46), Contentment (+0.45); ↓ Impatience and Irritability (-0.58), Anger (-0.53), Sourness (-0.50)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Whisper-Talk Style (+0.82), Warmth (+0.79), Narrator Style (+0.74); ↓ Dynamic Arc (-0.77), Ranting/Angry Style (-0.77), Arousal (-0.68)

Merging **Monologue Style __low** dials back the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Monologue Style score moves from a 0.69 baseline to 0.32 (a -0.37 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** (-0.31); across the board genuineness -0.03, burst-blend -0.31, speech quality -0.21. Emotionally it reads as Contemplation (r 0.59), Affection (0.46) and Contentment (0.45), and it moves away from Impatience and Irritability, Anger and Sourness. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Whisper-Talk Style (0.82), Warmth (0.79) and Narrator Style (0.74), while pulling down Dynamic Arc, Ranting/Angry Style and Arousal. Practical call: merge __low at **100–125%**; expect Contemplation and Whisper-Talk Style to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Contemplation bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Impatience and Irritability to keep the monologue style shift without the side-effect.

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