One of the biggest benefits of digital music is that you can take hundreds of hours of music with you wherever you go. Whether you’ve purchased a few songs from the iTunes Store or ripped audio from a CD collection, you’ll want to upload them to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod for ultimate portability.
Sync Music from iTunes to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad
Before you can follow this iPod sync guide, you will need one of the following Apple products:
Before connecting your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to your computer, make sure your iTunes software is up to date.
Connect the device to your computer using the supplied dock connector.