Just curious...Sonar X1 and Maschine

Long story short, I recently bought Maschine for some reason, perhaps it just looked like something that would work well in my arsenal as I expand my way of songwriting. Let me preface this by saying I've been a Sonar user for a long azz time and don't consider myself a rookie with it. That said, I'm having a hellish time setting up the Maschine plug in with the correct midi implementation. I also use Studio One V2 and it just works well with most things I throw at it. Sonar is still my DAW of choice but S1 has me inching closer and closer and I feel like I'm cheating on her. Lol. Anyone having luck with a Maschine/Sonar X1 combo? Cheers.