On its way... And Done!

I wasn't expecting the stuff I ordered for room treatment to arrive anytime before the end of September or maybe even early October. Well:
 

 
 
Or, in the immortal words of the great Rebecca Black: It’s Friday, Friday Oo-ooh-ooh, hoo yeah, yeah. ;)

For now, foam - wedges and basic corner treatment.
 
I know I'd get better results building my own but, realistically, that just isn't going to happen - and should it ever happen, well, all the better.
 
Seeing how even just putting back the curtains on the walls had audible results, anything is better than nothing. Plus a friend uses the same stuff in his studio, and I was quite surprised with how much the acoustics had improved over the last time I'd been there.

I'm just curious about what you're going to do with all the bass that you trap.  Send it over to the annoying neighbors maybe? 

ampfixer
Is there any way you can do a sonic, before & after, test? I bet you could use an ARC type product to do that. You could actually see what you paid to hear.

Wouldn't be a bad idea. lol
 
But I'm not putting a dime on ARC before I've done a bit of work - I'll take my chances with foam as a first step. 

Looks good Rain! I like the paint job too.

Best of luck putting your room together my friend! There are plenty of very knowledgeable and helpful guys and girls on these forums - the only thing is that there's always someone who's going to tell you that you really should spend more... ;) But that's okay, it's good to have a clear view of the solutions in all price ranges.
 
Bass trap wise, foam is not ideal - but it's the best I can do now. It doesn't absorb sound the way home made fiberglass traps would. But based on what I'm hearing right now, and the test I've made putting them on and off before properly installing them, the room does sound less boomy/fluttery, and the sound seems more stable.
 
The first result of the work I've done is that I can now identify other issues in the room, and narrow down their point of origin - like that very nasty ringing in the back of the room, a series of zipping reflections. I know that this needs some serious attention. 
 
But I had to start somewhere, even though I wasn't sure what this room's more particular issues were - it was such a mix of them... So I went with the good old basics - corners, back wall, had my wife move a mirror along the wall and determine the spots which needed more urgent attention.
 
So that's where I'm at...
 
Me, I'm useless with tools. I had planned on building bass traps with the help of my wife, but time flies, it's been over a year since we've moved here and it's just not in the cards. There's plenty of funnier things to do when my lovely lady is off than to have her cut fiberglass at 120 degrees in the garage...