const int64_t start_sample = min(max((int64_t)floor(start),
(int64_t)0), last_sample);
const int64_t end_sample = min(max((int64_t)ceil(end),
(int64_t)0), last_sample);
const int64_t start_sample = min(max((int64_t)floor(start),
(int64_t)0), last_sample);
const int64_t end_sample = min(max((int64_t)ceil(end),
(int64_t)0), last_sample);