Q: Transfer music on iPad to Macbook

Hi PJJ3690,

Most music and other content such as TV Shows or Movies that was previously purchased from the iTunes Store can be either downloaded again from the store or transferred from the iPad. See this article - Download past purchases from iTunes and this one - Redownload or transfer your iTunes Store purchases from an iPhone, iPad or iPod to a computer.

You mention, however, that much of this music was ripped from CDs. This content can not be moved to a new computer from the iPad. If you have a backup of your old computer you can bring the iTunes library and media files over from that backup. See this article - Back up your iTunes library by copying it to an external drive. In particular the section titled Restore your iTunes Library backup.

If not, you may have to rip the songs again from the original CDs and rebuild the library that way. Import songs from CDs in iTunes

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I am glad you found it useful. Enjoy your music!