Line 6 Stadium XL – When can we expect a truly stable professional product?

[AlanSmart]

Hello,

 

I am a professional musician based in France, performing several times a week on stage. I purchased the Stadium XL about six months ago because I believed it was designed as a professional-grade product.

I use the unit extensively and rely on many of its features during live performances:

• Amp modeling

• Songs feature

• MIDI automation for lighting control

• Complex footswitch assignments

While the amp modeling side is excellent, I am honestly disappointed by the current state of the Songs feature and some MIDI-related functions.

The Songs feature still feels unfinished. The most critical issue is the click track stability. In my experience, the click is not always reliable, especially during the first two measures of a song. For a device marketed as professional equipment, this is simply unacceptable. Live performers need absolute confidence in timing and synchronization.

Another major problem is song editing. If you need to modify or add a track within an existing song, the workflow is extremely cumbersome. In many cases, you end up having to recreate all locators, MIDI messages, and related programming from scratch. This is time-consuming and frustrating.

We should be able to:

• Add a track without rebuilding the entire song structure

• Reorder or move tracks easily

• Edit songs without having to recreate all locators and MIDI events

I have also encountered bugs related to footswitches, particularly when sending MIDI commands. In a live environment, reliability is not optional.

Considering the price of the Stadium XL, I think users are entitled to ask a simple question:

When can we expect a stable, mature, and truly professional version of the software?

I bought this product because it promised to be a complete live-performance solution. At the moment, some key features still feel like work in progress.

I genuinely want to keep using the Stadium XL, but if stability and workflow issues continue, I will eventually have to consider alternative solutions from competing manufacturers.

I would be interested to hear whether other professional users are experiencing the same issues.

[mdyas]

I agree with you that the amp modeling is excellent, second to none actually.

[rwandering]

Mine is pretty damn stable.  Gigged with it several times.