Sonic Ranch, in the border town of Tornillo, Texas, is the world's largest residential recording studio complex. There are five world-class studios designed by Vincent Van Haaff on a 1,700-acre (690 ha) pecan orchard which borders the Rio Grande and Mexico. Located 30 miles (48 km) east of El Paso, Texas, in the border town of Tornillo, there are five houses on the property where artists stay while recording.