I have been using renoise over ten years and i am slowly starting to understand how/when phrases come handy.
not the main reason who knows, but atleast for me phrases are way to work in tracker consept inside other DAWs (because Redux is ripped off Renoise-insrument editor) . I do this rarely but sometimes I install Redux in my friends DAW (FLstudio, Logic …) if I need to work with tracker concept. U can be bit pompous and it looks cool to work with tracker view inside other DAW : P’
but yeah , into the point …
That is interesting question, it must be possible somehow with the aid of Sampler Effects panel inside instruments
“Sampler Effects - Renoise User Manual”
U can create many FX chains inside sampler and then using those small circular buttons to select which chain belongs to which subsample.
Then using the Output column on the right side of “Sampler Effects”-view U can send/route for example that kick from the phrase to the next Track. So then U have that kick in separate track which U can use to sidechain bassline, on some other track, using Signal Follower.
I start rightaway to experiment this in practice. And try to make example XRNS-file to share. . .
And it would be also nice to hear how other people achieve this, there might be something i do not know.
You can do this also with the Sampler Effects; just create fx-chain affecting/consisting only your hat, and add EQ.