External Loop pedal....where?

[marceastgate]

Hey, I've searched but to no avail.  I have a helix LT and want to use an external loop pedal with drum patches etc.

I currently run a crude 4 cable, guitar in to LT , 1/4 out to front of Amp.

All my drive stomp boxes are on that line.

Then I run send and return to the amps send and return and use all my delays and reverbs on that line.

 

So it's set up how you would set an old school pedal board with 4 cables.

 

I want to run an external loop pedal but where do I put it?.

 

Common sense says it must go in the FX loop , but do I run the amp send to the pedal return, then the pedal return to the helix send? (then the opposite for the amp return etc

 

I want to be able to capture different FX on a loop not just dry signal

[Schmalle]

What's stopping you from injecting the looper after Helix and before the amp's return?

[marceastgate]

Nothing I guess, I'm just unsure of how/where to place hence the question. .   So just run it from Helix send to Amp return.

[theElevators]

If you just want to add some pre-recorded loops, I recommend adding a "return" block.  Connect your pedal to the "return 1" jack.  Add "return 1" to the end of your chain somewhere, so it's mixed in with everything coming before it.  
 

When I played in a power trio + vocals, I've done this gimmick where I played organ pads, instrumental passages from the looper.