ITunes match on new rMBP...

I recently switched from my trusty old Macpro to a rMBP. Where my Macpro had a dedicated drive for iTunes I planned to use an external drive for my iTunes library on the rMBP.
On initially setting up, everything was fine and working well when the external drive was connected an iTunes launched.
But as a iTunes Match subscriber I assumed when the external drive (iTunes library) was not connected I'd be able to access my iTunes Match library instead. In a similar way I do on my iPad and iPhone.
However this is not the case, unless the external drive is attached iTunes will not load at all, as it searches for the library.
All my iTunes songs that can be uploaded into the cloud are there and working well for a few years now on the iOS devices, however I cannot access them on the rMBP without having my external drive connected. Which to me defeats the point as everything is on that drive anyway.
I hope this makes sense, help appreciated.

This topic has actually been discussed in depth on this forum. With iTunes Match enabled the default location of the iTunes library does not magically change to the cloud. It stays right where it is and iTunes will look for the original files in their original locations.
To stream music from the cloud in iTunes without having the external HDD connected the best practice is to create a second library to use exclusively for streaming. Launch iTunes while holding down the option key and choose the option for a new library. Do not have iTunes scan for new content. Enable iTunes Match on the empty library and let the scan complete. Now you will be able to stream music from the cloud. Switch between libraries by launching iTunes while holding down the Option key.

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