They will work for mid-high frequency stuff, but will leave your bass to boom away. Get yourself to a builders merchant(travis perkins, rowan timber, etc) and get yourself some rocksilk RS45. I got mine for £20 for 10 2"x4'X2' panels. It is similar to rigid fiberglass(although quite nasty to work with) and will greatly improve your room if placed correctly. Just frame it and wrap it, like recommended in this forum. A doubled up, 4", trap in each of the four corners, halved 1s(2'x2') in the side reflection points, and the remaining on the ceiling reflection point will help loads. Then you can have a duvet on the back wall if you wish.
. The drums did sound more tight but i'm not for recording a whole album like this. And I thought my room was acoustically descent 
I live in the UK too, so that's why i suggested rocksilk. I've not really found much else here, especially at that price. Travis Perkins sell it at £27 i think. If you find that stuff, i wouldn't pay more than £30. You should be able to find it though. RS60 will be even better than RS45, but it might be more expensive.hey thanks for the info, i'm going to check nearby stores to see what i have to play with. Any other suggestions for alternate absorbtion materials? I live in the UK so things may be under a different name.
By the way, i draped my duvet over my cymbas and my head and recorded a couple of tracks for a laugh. It did actually make a difference
Good suggestion. Rocksilk RS45 is 45kg/m3 which is around 3lb, and RS60 is around 4lb. He's on a very tight budget though(basically nothing), so to get 10 2" 3lb panels for £20(around $40) will be his best option, imo. Double up in the 4 corners, half 1 for the sides and 1 left for ceiling is the best idea, imo. Then whatever you can get for the back wall(maybe a duvet, although it'll be a fire hazard).
A lot of it is yes. I hate foam tiles. They look ugly and are no better(sometimes a lot worse) than rigid fiberglass traps. This may seem like a heavy read, but you will come out a lot wiser at the end.thanks pandamonk, i'm looking into Rocksilk. just a bit heavy going first reading into all of this. Don't you think that dedicated audio treatment (plastic foam tiles etc) are way way overpriced? I know you're paying for research etc but still
Yup, a lot easierThanks for posting the link. If that's too much to read, just watch my "Room Setup" video second in the list here:
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Most of what you need to know in 14 minutes. No reading required.
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Yeah your own will be tonnes better than that foam. It doesn't even look like proper acoustic foam, and doesn't come with acoustic coefficients. What i suggested was RS45(can you get RS50?). I'd recommend RS60 if you can source it/afford it.
Hmm, similar, but it's a lot more expensive. You're paying £35 for 8 slabs of 1000x600mm. I paid £20 for 10 slabs of 1200mmx600mm rocksilk RS45. Rockwool might be nicer to work with though.http://www.studiospares.com/pd_401982_ROCKWOOL RW3x8 1 PACK PER CONSIGNMT.htm
this looks pretty promising, same stuff basically as rs45?
by the way thanks everyone for helping out, acoustics really aint one of my diamond tipped points <- (_brian_ attempting to relap everyones patience)