# Commodore 64 VICE emulator controls, .TAP **URL:** \ **Category:** Legacy Grant Phase\ **Created:** [October 25, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/commodore-64-vice-emulator-controls-tap/298 "2021-10-25T05:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cynde\_Moya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Cynde\_Moya](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/Cynde_Moya)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/commodore-64-vice-emulator-controls-tap/298/1 "2021-10-25T05:55:19Z")
Hi I’m doing a training soon if EaaSI and the C64 Vice emulator. It seems like it manages d64 / g64 images OK. I’m unclear about tape images though. Should they be imported as a floppy or a file? Can you remind me of the standard keyboard controls? Cynde ---
**Author:** ![ethan.gates](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.eaasi.cloud/ethan.gates/32/15_2.png) [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/commodore-64-vice-emulator-controls-tap/298/2 "2021-10-26T18:58:54Z")
Hi @Cynde_Moya, .TAP Commodore images should work just like d64 or g64 if they are imported as “Floppy” type. VICE should still auto-mount it properly even if it’s a tape image rather than a floppy disk image. (Fair warning though: it seems like VICE’s tape emulation is quite accurate, which is to say, quite slow) [Here](https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/vice_2.html#SEC13) is the page on keyboard mapping from the VICE manual - I believe EaaSI uses the default “symbolic” mapping, which unfortunately means the precise mapping of special Commodore keys (RUN/STOP, CLEAR/HOME) a bit unpredictable and dependent on the host keyboard. Are you using a standard 104/5 key QWERTY PC keyboard? ---
**Author:** ![Cynde\_Moya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Cynde\_Moya](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/Cynde_Moya)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/commodore-64-vice-emulator-controls-tap/298/3 "2021-10-26T23:52:46Z")
Hi Ethan Great answer. I am using a laptop keyboard. Some of the people at the training will be using – who knows? I remember now that the VICE and C64 mapping is weird, especially with the “\*” and the “2” some of the other specifically Commodore keys. I will do some experiments, it was a lot of trial and error. Thanks, Cynde ---
**Author:** ![ethan.gates](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.eaasi.cloud/ethan.gates/32/15_2.png) [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/commodore-64-vice-emulator-controls-tap/298/4 "2025-03-28T18:00:13Z")