# 🎭 4. Hybrid ECS & Animation

#### The FmodAnimatorBridge

Syncing standard Unity Animations (like footsteps) with DOTS audio is usually a headache. We solved this with the  component.

1. Attach <kbd>SncAnimatorBridge</kbd> to your character `GameObject` (next to the Animator).
2. Add a new element to the **Audio Events** array.
3. Give it a name (e.g., `Footstep`) and select your sound from the beautiful `[SncEvent]` dropdown.
4. Open the Unity Animation Window, add an Animation Event, select `PlayAudioEvent(string)`, and type `Footstep`.

The bridge will safely catch the OOP event and dispatch it to the Burst-compiled DOTS queue without any GC allocations!

#### Proxy API

If you need to play a sound from a standard `MonoBehaviour` (e.g., a UI Button click), use the Proxy API extensions:

```csharp
public void OnButtonClick()
{
    SncAudioID.UI_Click.Shot(transform.position).ProxyEvent();
    SncBusID.Master.ProxyBusVolume(0.5f);
}
```


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