# Newsreader Style — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaking Style · *code:* `vn_S_NEWS` · *slot:* 87

This dimension measures how much the voice reads like a newsreader. 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.** **Newsreader Style** controls how much the voice reads like a newsreader. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.06 at 125% (worst cost: genuineness -0.04); the **__low** LoRA shifts it +0.01 at 50% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.16). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Newsreader Style __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.067 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.111 | +0.04 | -0.05 | -0.06 | +0.09 |
| 50% | 0.087 | +0.02 | -0.03 | -0.01 | +0.03 |
| 75% | 0.081 | +0.01 | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.03 |
| 100% | 0.101 | +0.03 | -0.08 | +0.00 | +0.00 |
| 125% ★ | 0.122 | +0.06 | -0.04 | +0.05 | +0.03 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contemplation (+0.31), Sourness (+0.19), Intoxication/Altered States (+0.12); ↓ Anger (-0.34), Elation (-0.29), Fatigue/Exhaustion (-0.28)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Harmonicity (+0.67), Articulation Clarity (+0.60), Formal Style (+0.59); ↓ Respiration (-0.73), Casual Style (-0.59), Disfluency (-0.50)

Merging **Newsreader Style __high** ramps the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Newsreader Style score moves from a 0.07 baseline to 0.12 (a +0.06 shift). The dose-response is mostly ordered but noisy between doses. That reach is nearly free — the biggest hit is to **genuineness** (-0.04); across the board genuineness -0.04, burst-blend +0.05, speech quality +0.03. Emotionally it reads as Contemplation (r 0.31), Sourness (0.19) and Intoxication/Altered States (0.12), and it moves away from Anger, Elation and Fatigue/Exhaustion. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Harmonicity (0.67), Articulation Clarity (0.60) and Formal Style (0.59), while pulling down Respiration, Casual Style and Disfluency. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Contemplation and Harmonicity to rise and genuineness to fall. If you don’t want Contemplation bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Anger to keep the newsreader style shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Newsreader Style __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.067 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.076 | +0.01 | -0.04 | -0.05 | +0.02 |
| 50% ★ | 0.075 | +0.01 | -0.06 | -0.16 | +0.02 |
| 75% | 0.083 | +0.02 | -0.06 | -0.23 | -0.04 |
| 100% | 0.212 | +0.14 | -0.09 | -0.36 | -0.05 |
| 125% | 0.088 | +0.02 | -0.03 | -0.23 | -0.12 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Pride (+0.48), Triumph (+0.43), Sourness (+0.27); ↓ Pleasure/Ecstasy (-0.42), Hope/Enthusiasm/Optimism (-0.40), Contentment (-0.37)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Throat Resonance (+0.69), Harmonicity (+0.58), Formal Style (+0.55); ↓ Casual Style (-0.71), Disfluency (-0.43), Genuineness (-0.41)

Merging **Newsreader Style __low** suppresses the dimension: at the recommended **50%** dose the measured Newsreader Style score moves from a 0.07 baseline to 0.07 (a +0.01 shift). The dose-response is mostly ordered but noisy between doses. That reach is a real cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.16); across the board genuineness -0.06, burst-blend -0.16, speech quality +0.02. Emotionally it reads as Pride (r 0.48), Triumph (0.43) and Sourness (0.27), and it moves away from Pleasure/Ecstasy, Hope/Enthusiasm/Optimism and Contentment. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Throat Resonance (0.69), Harmonicity (0.58) and Formal Style (0.55), while pulling down Casual Style, Disfluency and Genuineness. Practical call: merge __low at **25–75%**; expect Pride and Throat Resonance to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Pride bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Pleasure/Ecstasy to keep the newsreader style shift without the side-effect.

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