Why doesn't a normal sync add music to my iPod?

I found my lost iPod which still had music on it that played just fine.  I synced it to my computer to add more music but instead the old stuff, except for two odd songs, disappeared and  no new music copied.  I've synced it a dozen times.  It always seems to sync fine but I still can't get any music copied from my computer to my iPod.  I have no trouble copying music to my iPad, so I'm assuming the problem is in the iPod and not the computer.  Can anyone help me sort this out?

Delete the existing firmware file. It is located here.
IPSW file location for Mac and Windows
Then try DFU mode and then restore
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings

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