How can I play an animation when audio is streaming?

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I have a streaming audio player that works, but I want to add a movie clip that plays when the audio is actually streaming and stops when the audio stops. So far, my actionscript plays the animation right away, when I push the play button, even before the audio is actually playing.

Here's my code:

function getSound(url:String) {
    sound.stop();
    delete sound;
    sound = new Sound();
    sound.loadSound(url, true);
}
 
function audioStop() {
    sound.stop();
    $marker = sound.position/1000;
    $state = false;
    _root.animation.gotoAndStop(1);
}
 
function audioPlay() {
    sound.start($marker);
    $state = true;
    _root.animation.play();
}
 
function checkState() {
    if ($state == true) {
        audioStop();
    }
    else {
        audioPlay();
    }
}
 
getSound("urlofaudio.mp3");
sound.stop();
var $state = false;
var $marker = 0;
trigger_btn.onRelease = checkState;

Anyway, everything like this that I get stuck on, I'm sure it's something simple that I've overlooked. I'm pretty sure I just need to tweak something in the audioPlay() function.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!