Error message - items were not copied

I keep getting an error message +'some of the items in the itunes library were not copied to the ipod because they cannot be played on this ipod.'+
I have updated, reset and I don't know what else to try. This is my first ipod and I can only get 6 tracks on it.
The tracks are from c.d's that I have ripped to the itunes library.
Any suggestions would be appreciated :o)

Select one of them and
click File>Get Info>Summary ... is the format/encoding/bitrate one of the following:
AAC (M4A, M4B, M4P) (up to 320 kbps)
MP3 (up to 320 kbps)
MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
WAV
AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)
AIFF

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