Fluctuating volume levels during a track

'Ello. Has anyone else ever experienced the volume levels changing during a song? The only way I can describe it is it feels like someone's playing with the volume, lowering it for half a second before returning it to it's previous level. It only does it on a handful of tracks, but I was wondering if anyone else has had this? Could it be an earphone/headphone problem? Any help would be much appreciated. Rich

I have Windows 8.1 and this only happens with Spotify, not Songza, Amazon Cloud Player, or Pandora. It started happening just in the last week and I have no membory of downloading any new software.  I've played with disabling/enabling on Spotify:- View > Hardware Acceleration- Properties> Music Quality> High Quality Streaming- Advanced Settigns> Crossfade tracks- Advanced Settigns> Set the same volume level for all tracks On my PC's Sound settings I checked "Do nothing" in Communications and I tried different options with Beats, which was included with my laptop. Sound does NOT fluctuate using the app on my phone, so I can only assume it's either my PC or the PC application. I believe I've tried everything listed in this topic, but posting again in a last ditch effort before I have to end my subscription :( 

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