# Narrator Style — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaking Style · *code:* `vn_S_NARR` · *slot:* 86

This dimension measures how much the voice reads like a narrator. 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.** **Narrator Style** controls how much the voice reads like a narrator. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.39 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.25); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.06 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.34). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Narrator Style __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.454 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.481 | +0.03 | -0.02 | +0.09 | +0.04 |
| 50% | 0.654 | +0.20 | -0.06 | -0.03 | +0.14 |
| 75% | 0.721 | +0.27 | -0.11 | -0.22 | +0.14 |
| 100% | 0.840 | +0.39 | -0.10 | -0.27 | +0.18 |
| 125% ★ | 0.846 | +0.39 | -0.10 | -0.25 | +0.18 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Sexual Lust (+0.37), Contemplation (+0.34), Amusement (+0.31); ↓ Relief (-0.66), Fatigue/Exhaustion (-0.43), Helplessness (-0.42)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Formal Style (+0.89), Smoothness (+0.88), Structure (+0.85); ↓ Casual Style (-0.81), Disfluency (-0.73), Genuineness (-0.67)

Merging **Narrator Style __high** pushes the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Narrator Style score moves from a 0.45 baseline to 0.85 (a +0.39 shift). The dose-response is clean and monotonic — each step pushes the dimension further. That reach is a real cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.25); across the board genuineness -0.10, burst-blend -0.25, speech quality +0.18. Emotionally it reads as Sexual Lust (r 0.37), Contemplation (0.34) and Amusement (0.31), and it moves away from Relief, Fatigue/Exhaustion and Helplessness. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Formal Style (0.89), Smoothness (0.88) and Structure (0.85), while pulling down Casual Style, Disfluency and Genuineness. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Sexual Lust and Formal Style to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Sexual Lust bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Relief to keep the narrator style shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Narrator Style __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.454 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.429 | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.12 | -0.02 |
| 50% | 0.517 | +0.06 | -0.02 | -0.21 | -0.08 |
| 75% | 0.539 | +0.08 | -0.05 | -0.27 | -0.02 |
| 100% | 0.572 | +0.12 | -0.08 | -0.33 | -0.01 |
| 125% ★ | 0.392 | -0.06 | -0.04 | -0.34 | -0.14 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Interest (+0.53), Longing (+0.47), Contemplation (+0.43); ↓ Pain (-0.57), Distress (-0.55), Fatigue/Exhaustion (-0.50)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Smoothness (+0.85), Esthetics (+0.83), Structure (+0.81); ↓ Disfluency (-0.79), Genuineness (-0.58), Casual Style (-0.53)

Merging **Narrator Style __low** dials back the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Narrator Style score moves from a 0.45 baseline to 0.39 (a -0.06 shift). The dose-response is noisy and non-monotonic — the merge is an unreliable knob here. 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 -0.14. Emotionally it reads as Interest (r 0.53), Longing (0.47) and Contemplation (0.43), and it moves away from Pain, Distress and Fatigue/Exhaustion. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Smoothness (0.85), Esthetics (0.83) and Structure (0.81), while pulling down Disfluency, Genuineness and Casual Style. Practical call: merge __low at **100–125%**; expect Interest and Smoothness to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Interest bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Pain to keep the narrator style shift without the side-effect.

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