@Kizzume: apropos “Move with Edit-step”, these were the keyboard shortcuts I mentioned: CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + Up/Down
Seems like you simply forgot to hold SHIFT?
In any case, your best option is to open preferences, go to the Keys and bring focus to the little search box at the top of the list.
Enter “Editstep” and you should see all entries that contain this phrase.
As for the trouble with pitch bend, you mention a physical fader that snaps back to 0. And I agree, there is a good reason for having this. But please don’t confuse the ability to control pitch in a sample (the process of creating a macro to control pitch - which I described, step by step) with the actual physical input method that you choose. It DOES represent a step forward to be able to control pitch in the sample, because then you just need to figure out a way to map the pitch bend wheel to that macro).
I would recommend that you try using a tool I wrote, the Duplex Keyboard. It will allow you to use the pitch bend wheel, converting the incoming pitch bend messages into a CC message that Renoise can understand. Once you have a pitch bend wheel that does this, you can map it to any control that is MIDI-mappable. PM me any questions your might have regarding this.