diff --git a/engine/api.py b/engine/api.py
index fad5b31..7ca80dc 100644
--- a/engine/api.py
+++ b/engine/api.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ def pasteObjects(customBuffer=None, updateCursor=True, overwriteSelection=True):
         if updateCursor:
             callbacks._setCursor()
 
-def pasteObjectsTransposedReal(root:int=None, toPitch:int=None, adjustToKeySignKeySignature=False):
+def pasteObjectsTransposedReal(root:int=None, toPitch:int=None, adjustToKeySignature=False):
     """Uses the global/session clipboard buffer but pastes a transposed version, starting on the
     pitch cursor position, that is adjusted to the current keysignature.
 
@@ -1987,6 +1987,7 @@ def commonMetricalInstructionsAsList():
         "3/8",
         "1/1",
         "3/2",
+        "8/4",
         ]
 
 def insertCommonMetricalInstrucions(scheme, setInitialInsteadCursorInsert=False):
@@ -2003,6 +2004,7 @@ def insertCommonMetricalInstrucions(scheme, setInitialInsteadCursorInsert=False)
         "3/8" : (D8, D8, D8),
         "1/1" : (D1,),
         "3/2" : (D2, D2, D2),
+        "8/4" : (((D4, D4), (D4, D4)), ((D4, D4), (D4, D4))), #combination of two 4/4 but the "second measure" is not as important.
         }
     lilypond = {
         "off" : "\\mark \"X\" \\cadenzaOn",
@@ -2015,6 +2017,7 @@ def insertCommonMetricalInstrucions(scheme, setInitialInsteadCursorInsert=False)
         "3/8" : "\\cadenzaOff \\time 3/8",
         "1/1" : "\\cadenzaOff \\time 1/1",
         "3/2" : "\\cadenzaOff \\time 3/2",
+        "8/4" : "\\cadenzaOff \\time 8/4",
         }
 
     if setInitialInsteadCursorInsert: