Noob questions about sound:

What is the best and/or easiest editing software for moving/timing sound to fit the animation.  I'm not talkign about speech(Ill use speech room or mimic for that) but rather other sounds effects.   I would like to have several tracks going at once and be able to move them along the time line easilly to fit the actions of the animation.   (the bang happens when he is hit in the head with the fryign pan and not before or after)  Can poser handle multiple sound tracks?

There is a python script called soundscape by ockham, but I'm so stupid, I can't figure out how to use it.  It seems very nice to link sound to objects in the scene. Does this require surround sound?  How does it work then?  Does it work with P7?

I would also like to make the animation have stereo surround sound type features.  Eg things on the right sound louder in the right speaker, and things in the front are louder in the front speaker etc.

Anyone who has a comment ot share would be appreciated even if it is just somethign like "avoid this software because it won't do x."   Are there any tutorials on any of this?