i use an 'old' logitech 110 gaming keyboard - it has a bank of 12 user defined keys on the left in addition to the normal keyboard. a REAL time saver when you program to your requirements.

as for 'editing' keyboards, ie, with stickers, well they're fine to learn on, but are usually of inferior quality and once you've learnt the keystrokes, soewhat annoying.

i was tempted by a bella once (with jog shuttle wheel), but between the additional programmable keys, jkl and wacom i'm finding 'editing' much less of a physical chore...

Read this:

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=886573

I use the Bella keyboard and have for a couple of years now. you can program a series of one touch buttons to automate many tasks and i used the jog wheel a lot in the early days, but not so much anymore...easier to use the left/right arrows. the keys with the shortcuts printed on them helped me to memorize the keyboard commands and really helped when i would inadvertently hit the wrong key and something would happen on the timeline that i had no idea what i did, i could look in the neighborhood of where my hands were and figure out what i did. It confuses the heck out of people who sit down at my computer to just type something (don't know why) but other than that, it works pretty well for what it is.

I bought a cheap keyboard and then a sticker set for it and it works just fine. here are some of the sets to look at as well as a pro level keyboard.

http://www.editorskeys.com/products/video-editing-keyboards/sony-vegas-keyboard/

http://www.4keyboard.com/sony-vegas-galaxy-series-keyboard-stickers-12x12-size-p-811.html?zenid=30f2d6a2c1dde09f125370753f73a4cc

http://www.latkey.com/shortcuts_stickers.asp

http://www.bella-usa.com/keyboard-sticker-sets/bella-color-sticker-set-for-sony-vegas-10-layout-a

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-K360-Glossy/dp/B007PJ4PN2/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1407017186&sr=1-2&keywords=logitech+keyboard

Hope this will help I do use the keyboard all the time but I use my Shuttle pro 2 more.

I used the Logitech K120 keyboard for the stickers as my main keyboard is the Microsoft Natural 4000 but it is not conducive to editing because of its shape. JKL are awkward. so when I edit I use the k120 and the shuttle pro 2.

I am not sure how much the stickers help now as I have most of the keys memorized and in muscle memory but it does make for a good looking workstation and some of the lesser known commands are there at a glance.

Paul B

I bought a Bella keyboard at NAB a few years ago. I never got the jog shuttle to work and some of the keytops have worn off. "C", "N" and "M" are completely blank. I wouldn't buy another one - I could have bought 20 Midland keyboards for what I paid for this one.