How to use FCPX to edit from multiple cameras and keep audio in sync?

I apologize if this is obvious. I thought I saw a discussion about it in this list already but I cannot find it for the life of me. And I am a relative newbie to video editing. Here's my question/problem.
I film live musical performances using a three-camera setup. Using Final Cut Express, I typically bring the clips into a multi-track timeline and sync the clips to the master audio. Then to create the edit of the performance, I go through the performance and essentially select a camera angle by cutting it out of it's track and dragging it up to a fourth video track. Utlimately, this fourth track (with suitable transitions) becomes the final product.
The point being that it's critical that all three cameras be kept in sync so I can choose whatever angle works best without having to do additional audio sync of any kind.
The question is, is this approach to a synchronized multi-camera edit possible/practical in FCPX? Or is there a different approach/workflow that FCPX encourages that will get the same effect? Otherwise, I cannot see how FCPX will work for any kind of multi-camera project where there is a fixed timeline imposed by the audio track...
-Tom

FCP X has its own forum located here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_pro_ x
-DH

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