Basically you select all the channels you want to layer together, press Ctrl+G (or any other) and FL loads a Layer channel and set the selected ones as children.
Simple and effective
Now there are so many manual steps that could be automated
Ctrl+G in channel rack to Layer selected channels with Layer
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Re: Ctrl+G in channel rack to Layer selected channels with Layer
Great idea. "create layer" macro