Help with iPad/iPod syncing & Playlists

Not sure if this is the right fourm to ask, but here goes. Why is it that sometimes I can not sync my ipad/ipod to new playlists that I have created in itunes or add music to either of them.
Thanks for any help.

See:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
It is very easy if all the media is already in the iTunes library.

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