New version out - 1.01
http://www.renoise.com/tools/phrasemate
The Zxx mode is now more intuitive. The “old” mode tried to auto-capture as you were writing notes, which I admit was rather strange.
Now, you can capture the phrase whenever you want (it’s got its own shortcut).
FEATURE keyboard shortcut: Capture Phrase from Pattern
CHANGE Zxx mode is now using the selected phrase, always
Prompted by idem345 
https://forum.renoise.com/t/why-cant-renoise-write-zxx-automatically-into-the-fx-column/45711