Oh, you're wanting to run you
guitar throught the Envoice, huh? I apologize. I must have misunderstood your post. (I wondered why you were posting this in the guitar/bass section of the board.) I thought you were going to use it for your VOCAL channel. Well, let me back up a bit, then.
For my bass, I run a floor pedal (
a Boss GT-6B, which is both my effects unit AND a preamp) direct to the board and also out to my bass amp, which serves merely as a stage monitor. I don't use any type of channel strip in the signal, since all the things I need for my bass (EQ, compression, etc...) are already provided by the GT-6B.
Whether or not this approach would work for you depends. First of all, how do you usually use the Envoice on your guitar? I assume that you use it when you record your guitar? If so, then where do you put it in the signal chain to get the best sound? What it is going to come down to is this: You will want to use the EXACT SAME SIGNAL CHAIN that you use to get the best guitar sound when you record. You wouldn't need to use the preamp (the Envoice) at all, unless it is part of "your sound." But, if the best sounding guitar signal that you can get DOES use the Envoice in some way, then you would want to have it in your signal chain at the
exact same place in the signal chain. But, again, that's only if you usually do use it on your guitar. If you're not using it on your guitar, then it would probably work best as the vocal channel for whomever you have in the band that does sing, and has the best voice.
Sorry for the confusion.
Brad