Best configuration and production workflow for Yamaha Montage\Cubase Artist 10?

I’m going to double check all my settings and re-read your forum, I can not get my mac and montage connect to “connect” at all, like the software not seeing hardware or the hardware not seeing mac, however cubase and montage working great for recording multitrack midi and audio.

link to my forum post here

Your thoughts, if you have time?
Thanks, Rob