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Building Beltr: AI Vocal Separation for Cross-Platform Karaoke

A deep dive into how Beltr uses AI to separate vocals from any song in real time, and why we built it as a cross-platform desktop app with mobile remotes.

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Why We Don't Do Subscriptions

CasaVargas apps are buy-once-own-forever. Here's why we reject the subscription model and how we make it work as an indie studio.

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Native vs Cross-Platform: When to Use Each

CasaVargas ships SwiftUI, Electron, and Tauri apps. Here's how we decide which approach to use for each product, with real examples.

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Introducing Streamline: A Native IPTV Player for Apple TV

Why we're building a native IPTV player from scratch for Apple TV, and what makes Streamline different from everything else out there.