Songs are not recognized by itunes

i have a problem with my ipod, it was working perfectly as always, but today I used ipod access for downloading some songs to my macBook. in the afternoon I conected my ipod again but i found something strange, non of my songs are on my ipod and it says i am using 79 GB of "other". can this be fixed or do I need to restore my ipod?

Yes, the list on my computer of what is in my iPod library is grey, not black font. I tried "manual" but it will not allow me to drag anything to the iPod. Not even newly purchased music.
That certainly sounds like one of the Automatic syncing options has been engaged.
... quickly doublechecking, just in case. After selecting "Manually manage ..." in the device tab for the iPod in iTunes, did you click "Apply"?

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