Midi Keyboard to Aemodular

ok!this is currently situation...but still doesn't work

Yep,like this I can hear a constant pitch going on but I can control it with my keyboard....I was wondering if the mistake is that I'm powering the keyboard through usb connected directly in the computer.Maybe I have to give the keyboard independent power?
I'm using this kind of cables!

hmm Do You have any other keyboard/synth to check it? Maybe some kind of toy-synth? Anything with midi out will do.

I think we need a clear statement of what's working, so apologies if this is really basic and you know all of this. 

I'll start with some questions around pitch:

Have you connected the BUS CV to control the pitch...? For example, CV1 on a 2OSC/D...?
When you press a key on the MIDI keyboard is the MIDI light on the AE Modular blinking...?
Have you connected the output of the oscillator to an audio connector on the MASTER Module...?
Is the output from the MASTER module going to something that you know plays sound when it receives it...?
When you press a key on the MIDI keyboard is there a sound...?
Does that sound change pitch as you press different keys on your MIDI keyboard...?
Is that sound continuous...?

That's the basic suff, then we come on to making the sound respond to pressing/releasing a key, so:

Have you connected the BUS GATE to an envelope/VCA pair to shape the sound...?

Rather than dive down into the connection of the envelope/VCA, let's see where we are. As I said, apologies if you have done all of this and/or know all of this - it's difficult to fault-find without a logical route.

From what I just read, it looks like you're not getting MIDI into the AE Modular. Yes, you will hear a continuous drone from the oscillator by connecting it to the audio output.

You mention a KeyLab, which has a 5-pin DIN MIDI output, so it's hard to go wrong there. If you plug the other end of the 5-pin DIN lead into the AE MIDI adaptor, that should just work. No need to worry about whether Arturia or Tangible Waves is Type A or Type B (there is a long discusison on this elsewhere, btw).

If your KeyStep lights up, there's enough power and they're quite happy runing off USB bus power in my expeience. Have you check what MIDI channel the KeyStep is transmitting on...? I accidently changed mine and didn't notice, which made me scratch my head for a while. Is the AE Modular on a specific channel, if so match them (it's on the MASTER) - or just use Omni.

If you have a known MIDI transmit channel, through a working 5-pin DIN MIDI lead, to the AE Mdoular adaptor, into the MIDI in and it still doesn't make the MIDI light blink then it could be the adaptor, they are quite flimsy, so try pressing it in a little further/harder. Mine slips around a lot and I have to grip it tghtly to get the MIDI lead to go in properly.

Try that   Once we have a blinking MIDI light, things shoud be simple.

If there is no blinkin on Master Module with omni switch on  either with Keylab and with the old keyboard as well, than the midi adapter seems to be the suspect

Sadly, it's even worse than that. you can also buy 5-pin DIN to stereo (TRS) 3.5mm, for use with audio. These are wired up very differently, not least because there is an extra connection to play with at the 3.5mm end.

There has been a lot of discussion here in various threads, the bottom line is that the AE Modular uses a TRS MIDI Type B configuration. This article is helpful and lists what configuration is/was used by the named manufacturers.

The easiest way to avoid pain, wasted time, and maybe even damaged equipment, is to use a standard 5-pin DIN to 5-pin DIN lead and connect the adaptor that comes with the equipment at that end. That might mean the crazy situation of a 5-pin DIN lead with the same adaptor at each end, but at least you know it works and you can look up specifications at a later point and just get on with the music. If the equipment has a standard 5-pin DIN MIDI input or output, well you're laughing 

Yeah now there's a standard for MIDI/TRS which is Type A ... but it came too late the market had already fragmented.

Sorry, just skimming this post while trying to make the kids dinner, so apologies if i have missed something.

With regard to getting the Arturia Keystep to 'talk' to my AEM, I racked my brain for ages. Having put the original AE adaptor in a 'safe place', I was using a Make Noise adaptor which is type A, then a Korg Volca Adaptor, also type A - nothing (I found this information out afterwards btw). As a result, I bought a Type B adaptor off of ebay - problem solved. So yes, for me, it did make a difference. Now I'm a very happy dark noise maker.

minimidi.world/

'Many MIDI instruments, effects, and modules now support MIDI over smaller “minijack” connectors, but their implementations vary:

Type A (now the MIDI 2.0 standard)
e.g.: Korg, Make Noise


Type B
e.g.: Arturia, Novation


TS sometimes called Type C or Non-TRS
e.g.: Expert Sleepers, Beatstep (Original), MFB'

AE Modular uses TRS MIDI Type B, Korg uses TRS MIDI Type A.

Yes, all you need to do is swap the tip and the ring connections at one end. Mark it up clearly as a special lead - it doesn't matter whch end goes in which piece of equipment as they just swap two connections.