Well if you want to legally download music, then the best way is to just find what you like in the itunes store, and buy it there. As soon as you plug your ipod into your computer, it will automatically be recognized and the setup is incredibly easy. If you want to download music by other means or to put cd's onto your computer... just drag any music you want into your itunes playlist and when you sinc your ipod, this music will go into your ipod as well. I hope this helps.