5th Generation iPod Touch will not sync music..

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I haven't been able to sync music to my iPod, but applications will sync. iTunes recognizes the iPod.  I just updated it to iOS 8 today hoping the update had fixed this problem, but it hasn't.  I've also tried unchecking/rechecking the "Sync Music" box; uninstalling iTunes; restarting both my iPod and my computer; using a different cable; restoring from a back up and i just set it up as a new device hoping it'd work that way. Highly disappointed in apple.. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as of now, i have a $300 paper weight.. (I am using Windows 7 and iTunes has been updated to the most current edition)

What exactly happens when you try to sync?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod       
Try syncing using the manual method                
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod

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