# Whisper-Talk Style — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaking Style · *code:* `vn_S_WHIS` · *slot:* 93

This dimension measures how much the voice drops into whisper-talk. 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.** **Whisper-Talk Style** controls how much the voice drops into whisper-talk. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.27 at 100% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.13); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.45 at 100% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.34). The **__low** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Whisper-Talk Style __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.557 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.540 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.02 | +0.05 |
| 50% | 0.728 | +0.17 | -0.06 | -0.03 | +0.10 |
| 75% | 0.798 | +0.24 | -0.09 | -0.06 | +0.17 |
| 100% ★ | 0.830 | +0.27 | -0.09 | -0.13 | +0.16 |
| 125% | 0.803 | +0.25 | -0.10 | -0.08 | +0.21 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Emotional Numbness (+0.53), Contemplation (+0.43), Concentration (+0.43); ↓ Relief (-0.59), Confusion (-0.46), Fatigue/Exhaustion (-0.41)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Monologue Style (+0.85), Warmth (+0.84), Esthetics (+0.83); ↓ Casual Style (-0.76), Playful Style (-0.71), Disfluency (-0.71)

Merging **Whisper-Talk Style __high** raises the dimension: at the recommended **100%** dose the measured Whisper-Talk Style score moves from a 0.56 baseline to 0.83 (a +0.27 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** (-0.13); across the board genuineness -0.09, burst-blend -0.13, speech quality +0.16. Emotionally it reads as Emotional Numbness (r 0.53), Contemplation (0.43) and Concentration (0.43), and it moves away from Relief, Confusion and Fatigue/Exhaustion. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Monologue Style (0.85), Warmth (0.84) and Esthetics (0.83), while pulling down Casual Style, Playful Style and Disfluency. Practical call: merge __high at **75–100%**; expect Emotional Numbness and Monologue Style to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Emotional Numbness bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Relief to keep the whisper-talk style shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Whisper-Talk Style __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.557 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.467 | -0.09 | +0.01 | -0.08 | -0.02 |
| 50% | 0.446 | -0.11 | -0.01 | -0.12 | -0.03 |
| 75% | 0.230 | -0.33 | -0.08 | -0.39 | -0.02 |
| 100% ★ | 0.106 | -0.45 | -0.07 | -0.34 | -0.06 |
| 125% | 0.121 | -0.44 | -0.05 | -0.24 | -0.04 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Contemplation (+0.69), Awe (+0.49), Concentration (+0.44); ↓ Triumph (-0.53), Amusement (-0.52), Impatience and Irritability (-0.47)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Warmth (+0.90), Monologue Style (+0.83), Voice Age (+0.73); ↓ Playful Style (-0.75), Tension (-0.73), Dynamic Arc (-0.71)

Merging **Whisper-Talk Style __low** pulls down the dimension: at the recommended **100%** dose the measured Whisper-Talk Style score moves from a 0.56 baseline to 0.11 (a -0.45 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 -0.07, burst-blend -0.34, speech quality -0.06. Emotionally it reads as Contemplation (r 0.69), Awe (0.49) and Concentration (0.44), and it moves away from Triumph, Amusement and Impatience and Irritability. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Warmth (0.90), Monologue Style (0.83) and Voice Age (0.73), while pulling down Playful Style, Tension and Dynamic Arc. Practical call: merge __low at **75–100%**; expect Contemplation and Warmth 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 whisper-talk style shift without the side-effect.

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