Can iTunes Match download files from a crashed time capsule retroactively

Ok, so I'm a devoted itunes / apple user. I had my time capsule for 2+ years with no issue, but it recently died and I had to get a new one. Unfortunately, I had my iTunes library pull from the time capsule instead of my laptop hard drive and now a lot of my music is lost. I can get anything that I had originally purchased via iTunes with iCloud download, but anything burned / ripped to the library is lost.
The track names, album names, etc. are still listed in itunes when I open it, but it cannot access the folder to pull the audio. My question, is there a way to access these files since they are in my library without having to hunt all of these down and ripping them again? If I were to purchase iTunes Match, would it download these files so that I could have them without doing the hunting and ripping?

Hi,
No.
If you have no back up you will need to re-rip them. You cannot use match to retrieve music that is not on your computer or external hard drive.
Match can only scan the music that is in your library.
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