I turned on itunes match and most of my music has disappeared, how can i get this back?

I recently got an Iphone 4 and itreid to sync it to my itunes account, i follow all the istructions given to turn on Itunes Match but once it was turned on, i lost the majority of my music, i don't know what has happened or how to fix this and get all of my music back?

Hi clorowan
I found the following information that may be helpful:
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
Alternatively, if your media was downloaded from the iTunes Store, you may be able to download it again free of charge:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Thanks,
Matt M.

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