Question on SWF animation and timing

I am trying to do a single splash page for an event. Every thing is working OK except I want a button link to a registration site to drop into the frame after about 20 seconds on page load. This isn't a problem except that I have a audio track that plays in the background that starts on page load. If I set the timing of the Registration Button after the Audio it won't drop down till after the music stops. If I set the Audio after the Registration Button, the music doesn't start until after the 20 second delay.
Is there anyway I can fix this?

NOTHING is more annoying than audio on the vast majority of websites. I'm more apt to leave a site with audio than I am with flash for the sake of flash which is annoying as well. Everything on a web page should have a purpose. What is the purpose of the music if you are not a musician? Soon as I hear music or, worse, someone talking - I'm gone. If your call to action is to get people to fill a registration form, get them there asap with as few frills as possible.

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