Dave, you need to upgrade to the full version to do what you’re talking about. That’s why Elements is so cheap. We had the same issue with Cubase Elements (not able to record with plugins) and had to upgrade for that. You could record with plugins in Reaper for $200, but it doesn’t include any restoration plugins I know of. That’s the trade off. You obviously know what you’re doing, how you want to do it, and have quite a resume, but I don’t see how you’re going to do this with a $100 program.