function [sweep_cut, sweep_time,sweep_points] = gb_cutting_sweeps(cfg, data)

sweep_start = round(cfg.start_time*cfg.SR);
sweep_end = round(cfg.end_time*cfg.SR);


for x = 1:length(cfg.sp_trigger)
   
   sweep_points{x} = sweep_start+cfg.sp_trigger(x):cfg.sp_trigger(x)+sweep_end;
    
   sweep_cut{x} = data(sweep_points{x});
   
   if isfield(cfg, 'baseline_rectify')
       
    % rectify epoch   
    sweep_cut{x} =  abs(sweep_cut{x});
    
    
      bs_start = round(cfg.baseline_rectify(1)*cfg.SR);
    bs_end = round(cfg.baseline_rectify(2)*cfg.SR);
    
      bs_points{x} = bs_start+cfg.sp_trigger(x):cfg.sp_trigger(x)+bs_end;
    
   bs_cut{x} = abs(data(bs_points{x}));
  
    
  
    
    % identify mean of the baselined period
    baselined_chunk = mean(bs_cut{x},2);   
    
    % subtract the mean from the baselined period from the rectified epoch
    sweep_cut{x} =  sweep_cut{x} - baselined_chunk;
   end

end

 sweep_time = linspace(cfg.start_time,cfg.end_time, length(sweep_points{1})) ;