yeah, Pyramid is all about shortcuts…
and, actually, that’s what makes it so effective to work with
once you master these shortcuts
you do not need to lose yourself in menus / submenus 
(this “pattern submenu” is a pain, indeed…
I would wish it be a real 5th mode, independent
cause there is no logic to use the STEP button for pattern change while the pattern mode is currently in a Track submode…)